ZETTERQUIST  GALLERIES

Jizhou Tortoiseshell Bowl

Southern Song - Yuan Dynasty 13th - 14th c., China

Diameter: 11.5 cm

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A stoneware bowl with rounded cavetto glazed in a blackish brown glaze with vibrant amber colored “tortoiseshell”

decoration. The pattern is repeated on the exterior. The glaze ends well above the foot, revealing a pale stoneware body, and

a stoutly potted foot canted in the underfoot well.

Provenance:

Private Japanese Collection