A Jian 'star-spotted' tea bowl
Song Dynasty
Of conical form rising to a finger-grooved beneath the rim, covered inside and out with a lustrous black glaze suffused with tiny glittering of circular and star shapes in tones of ochre, the glaze coagulating in a roll stopping well above the foot in a glossy black bulge, revealing the reddish-brown grained ware underneath.
11.1cm diam.
Estimate:
HK$ 40,000 - 60,000
US$ 5,200 - 7,700
£3,300 - 4,900
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Category:
Asian Art
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Chinese Works of Art
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