A CRACKLE-GLAZED BOWL, QING DYNASTY
A CRACKLE-GLAZED BOWL, QING DYNASTYEstimate $3,000 – $4,000
with rounded sides and incurved rim, supported on tripod feet, applied overall with a glaze of bluish tint suffused with a network of charcoal-grey and paler brown crackling, falling neatly short of the unglazed base
26CM
CONDITION
A hairline crack from the rim approx 8cm and another approx 1.5cm, two minor black bubble pits in glaze on rim, minor indents in glaze, two small areas of clusters of bubbles in glaze on exterior, small area of glaze encrustation on interior approx 1cm.
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