A ‘JIAN’ ‘PARTRIDGE FEATHER’ BOWL SONG DYNASTY

of conical form with a flared rim, covered overall with a brown glaze accentuated with ‘partridge feather’ streaks in black, the glaze thinning at the rim and stopping irregularly at the foot to reveal the reddish-brown stoneware body

There are two shallow restored chips to the rim, measuring approx. 2 by 0.5 cm and 1 by 0.5 cm respectively, and a faint hairline, in addition to some original crackles extending from the rim. There is some grinding to the excesses of glaze at the foot, most likely original to the bowl. The glaze is rare and attractive and slightly less red and more caramel-brown compared to the catalogue illustration.
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