Two 'qingbai' bowls Song/Yuan dynasty

comprising a heavily potted bowl, the rounded sides and interior carved with lotus sprays beneath the pale blue glaze of attractive tone; and a widely flared bowl, the interior incised with two fish amongst waves beneath the pale blue glaze, the rim mounted in metal

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19.5 cm diameter; and 19 cm diameter

• Lot Sold $1,500 (Hammer Price)
• $1,830 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Duncan Macintosh Collection
Sotheby's, Melbourne, 18 May 2006, lot 330
Private Collection, Melbourne

Exhibited

The first bowl exhibited in Oriental Ceramics Society of Hong Kong, The Yuan Revolution, 1984, no. 34

Condition Report

The larger bowl - a crack from the rim to the centre approx 8cm.. A fine crack from the rim approx 1.2cm and another approx 5cm. Some black spots in the glaze on the interior. Four small indents in the glaze near the rim where the glaze not adhered. Some surface wear. The exterior with a chip on the rim approx 0.4cm and another related to the crack. Two holes pierced either side of the crack, some bubble pitting. Smaller bowl - a crack fromthe rim approx 7cm. Some surface wear. The exterior withthree small chips approx 0.3cm just below the metal mount. A fine crack from the rim approx 1cm.