A 'Jizhou' 'leaf' bowl, Southern Song dynasty | 南宋 吉州窰黑釉木葉天目盞

A 'Jizhou' 'leaf' bowl

Southern Song dynasty

南宋 吉州窰黑釉木葉天目盞

the rounded sides covered with a black glaze thinning to russet at the rim, the interior imprinted by a finely articulated broad leaf, its furled edges, veining, and stem captured in white and russet tones, the foot left unglazed revealing the pale buff body

Diameter 4 ⅛ in., 10.6 cm