A 'JIZHOU' 'RUYI' BOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY

the rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall with a rich brown glaze and painted in the interior with a stylized band of ruyi encircling a five-petaled floret enclosing tight scrolls, the exterior with irregular cafe-au-lait splashes in imitation of tortoiseshell

There is touch up to the glaze on the interior and exterior.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

See a related bowl of similar size in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, included in The Museum of East Asian Art Inaugural Exhibition, Bath 1993, cat. no. 128. Another bowl with similar pattern but of conical form is illustrated in R.L. Hobson, The George Eumorfopoulos Collection Catalogue of Chinese, Corean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain, London, vol. 6, 1928, pl. XV, no. F77; and another slightly smaller bowl, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art is illustrated in Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p. 117, pl. 113.

Compare also a bowl of this size and decoration, but of more rounded form, sold in these rooms, 23rd March 2004, lot 617.