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yaozhou zhadou northern song A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD

A carved Yaozhou celadon zhadou – Northern Song Dynasty - SOLD

Finely potted with a bulbous body supported on a splayed foot and rising to a gently waisted neck terminating in a flaring rim, skillfully carved with six detached peony sprays and tendrils below a band of upright lappets, covered overall with a lustrous glaze of olive-green tone pooling in the recesses, save for the foot and base revealing the whitish-grey ware.

 

Period: Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Size: Height 8 cm

Condition: Very good condition, light wear and minor firing flaws, a miniature chip to the rim, no cracks or repairs found with UV-light.

Provenance: From a private collection

SKU: 203

References: Similar vessels were found during the excavations of the Yaozhou kiln. A number of different designs were found. The different shapes are illustrated in The Yaozhou kiln site of the Song period, The Institute of Archaeology, Shaanxi Province and Yaozhou kilns Museum, Beijing 1998, page 589.

Compare a closely related Yaozhou carved jar/cup of similar form and decoration, albeit with a foliate rim, dated 11th-12th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 13.195.2.