A JIZHOU TORTOISESHELL GLAZED BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY

A JIZHOU 'TORTOISESHELL' GLAZED BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
China, 1127-1279. The deep conical sides supported on a knife-pared foot and rising to a gently everted rim, covered inside and out with a dark brown glaze liberally splashed with translucent yellow-brown dashes in imitation of mottled tortoiseshell, the splashes attractively pooling and the glaze stopping above the foot to reveal the buff ware partly covered in a brown wash.
Provenance:
From the estate of Robert Rossi, New York, United States. Old collector's labels to base and exterior, one numbered “91”.
Condition:
Excellent condition with expected old wear, shallow surface scratches and firing irregularities including pitting and glaze recesses.
Weight: 216.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.3 cm
The 'tortoiseshell' glaze
was another important innovation of the potters at the Jizhou kilns in Jiangxi province during the Song dynasty. Its name was supposedly derived from its similarity to the shell of a warm-water sea turtle known as the hawksbill. For a discussion of these kilns, and this specific type of glaze, see R. Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers, Cambridge, 1996, pages 225-28.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 26
Price: GBP 13,750 or approx.
EUR 19,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Jizhou 'tortoiseshell'-glazed bowl, Southern Song dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the size (10.7 cm).
南宋吉州窯玳瑁釉盞
中國，1127-1279年。此盞口微外撇，斜腹壁，圈足。盞內外通體施深棕色釉，其上有不規則黃色點狀紋形成的“玳瑁釉”，瑩潤厚實。釉料止於足部上方，下露淺黃色胎。
來源：
紐約Robert Rossi收藏。底足與外壁有舊藏標籤，其中一個上有 “91”字樣。
品相：
狀況極佳，有磨損、表面淺劃痕和燒製不規則，如點蝕和釉面凹陷。
重量：216.3 克
尺寸：直徑12.3 厘米
“玳瑁釉”
是江西吉州窯宋時在釉色發展上的另一創新，因其釉色為黑黃交織混合，猶如一種名“玳瑁”的海龜背部花紋，因此得名。關於此窯及其特別釉色，見 R. Mowry，Hare's Fur，《Tortoiseshell，and Partridge Feathers，Cambridge》，1996年，頁225-28。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦邦瀚斯，2018年5月17日，lot 26
價格：GBP 13,750（相當於今日
EUR 19,000
）
描述：南宋吉州窯仿玳瑁釉盌
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和釉面。請注意尺寸 (10.7 厘米)。