Description:

East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An exceptional group of three wheel-thrown pottery bowls, uniquely featuring natural shell and barnacle embellishments from centuries spent on the ocean floor. Each of these fine vessels are set on a ring-shaped foot with thin walls that spread outwards to a wide, annular rim. Enveloped in a lovely shade of beige, the first is decoratively incised with three bands encircling the exterior rim, as well as a gorgeous design of a central pinwheel surrounded by a vegetal motif on the interior basin. The second dish boasts smooth sage surface with a lustrous finish and a gently flared rim. Fine curvilinear striations create a floral or sunburst-like motif on its interior. Also exhibiting a gorgeous sheen, the last bowl displays the same form as the second and is embellished in a light grey hue. Size of largest: 6.75" W x 3" H (17.1 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: ex-van Dies estate, Maui, Hawaii, acquired before 2000

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#161020

  • Condition: All display expected chips to rims with pitting to exteriors and minor abraded areas to interiors, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice sodium deposits and maritime sea growths. Sage bowl has lovely craquelure on exterior.

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