A CARVED YAOZHOU PEONY BOWL, SONG DYNASTY

A CARVED YAOZHOU ‘PEONY’ BOWL, SONG DYNASTY China. 960-1279. The interior richly carved with two peony stems descending along the sides, then sweeping up in opposite directions and issuing resplendent blossoms, a dense field of unfurling leaves surrounding the blooms, the rhythmic movement of the petals and leaves accentuated by the combed lines texturing their surfaces, with a plain band below the rim. Provenance: Private South German estate, 2012. German private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Fine condition with old wear and some firing irregularities, such as glaze pooling and recess, few brown spots and pitting, some stains. The foot with few tiny nicks here and there. Weight: 251.2 g Dimensions: Diameter 18 cm The deep sides rising conically from a short ring foot to a very slightly everted rim, the exterior carved with vertical grooves fanning up the sides, covered overall in a bubble-suffused olive-green glaze save for the foot. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but slightly larger bowl at Sotheby’s New York in Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. on 22 March 2011, lot 178, sold for USD 17,500 . 宋代耀州窯牡丹紋碗 中國，960-1279年。碗內暗刻牡丹紋，向相反的方向掃過，花枝招展，綫條輕盈柔美，暗紋有節奏而突出 ，邊緣下方有一圈平紋。 來源： 德國南部私人遺產；德國私人收藏，2012年購於上述收藏。 品相： 狀況良好，有舊磨損和一些燒制不規則現象，例如釉料積聚和凹陷，幾乎沒有褐色斑點和點蝕，一些污漬。圈足部位到處都是很少的小缺口。 重量： 251.2 克 尺寸：直徑18 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似但更大的耀州窯碗見紐約蘇富比Informing the Eye of the Collector: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art from J.T. Tai & Co. 拍場2011年3月 22日 lot 178, 售價 USD 17,500 .