Bol en grès Jun Dynastie Song du Sud - Dynastie Yuan

les côtés profonds se prolongeant en des bords légèrements incurvés, entièrement recouvert d’une belle glaçure bleu ciel laiteux s’arrêtant irrégulièrement juste au-dessus du pied, la glaçure s’amincissant au bord prenant une couleur beige clair

Collection of William Kenneth Slatcher C.V.O. (1926-1997), High Commissioner of the United Kingdom, in Beijing between 1958 and 1961 (by repute).
Thence in the family by descent.

There is a ca. 8cm long hairling extending from the rim into the sides. There are two ca. 0.5 cm large burst glaze bubbles to the interior. There are two glaze pulls on the exterior. There is wear and light scratching to the glaze on the interior of the bowl. The glaze is a light milky blue with a small light purple splash to the interior.
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