A Jizhou brown-glazed 'leaf' tea bowl


Song DynastyThe bowl of conical form with thinly potted wide flaring sides, the interior decorated with the imprint of a leaf burnt in reddish-brown and light buff tones, covered overall with a rich dark brown glaze thinning to a lighter tone at the rim, stopping short before the small ring foot, fitted box. 14.9cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2).
|宋 吉州窯黑釉葉紋盌Provenance: acquired from R & V Tregaskis, Sydney, on 10 March 2001, no.1818The Reid Collection來源： 於2001年3月10日購自悉尼古董商R & V Tregaskis，編號1818Reid 收藏A related leaf-decorated conical tea bowl, Song dynasty, is illustrated in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Trésors du Musée national du Palais, Taipei, 1998, p.155, no.97. See a Jizhou brown-glazed 'leaf' bowl, Song dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 13 November 2002, lot 69.