A MARBLE-GLAZED BOWL SONG DYNASTY

the deep rounded sides rising from a short slightly spreading foot to an incurved rim, the interior decorated with swirls of cream-coloured glaze on a light olive-brown ground in imitation of marble, the exterior glazed a light olive-brown falling short of the foot to reveal the pale greyish-buff body

A closely relayed bowl is included in the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum. Chinese Ceramics I, Tokyo, 1988, cat.no. 584;