A SMALL CHINESE JUN YAO 'BUBBLE' BOWL

A SMALL CHINESE JUN YAO 'BUBBLE' BOWL
NORTHERN SONG/JIN DYNASTY

The rounded body rising from a short straight foot, the surface covered with an unctuous pale blue glaze stopping short of the foot, with a kintsugi gold lacquer repair to the rim; a paper label reading 'EZEKIEL' and another 'OCS 2009, THE WORLD IN MONOCHROMES NO.83', 8.8cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022). Previously in the collection of Marcus D Ezekiel (d.1927). See R Davids and D Jellinek, Provenance, pp.171-175 for more information on Ezekiel's collection.

Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World in Monochromes, no.83.

Cf. M Tregear Song Ceramics, p.135, pl.166, and Illustrated Catalogue of Sung Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum, pl.76, for similar examples.