A Ganzhou black glazed tea bowl with white rim – Song Dynasty
Covered in a black/brown glaze with a white glazed rim, base and lower outside body unglazed. This bowl was probably produced in Ganzhou, Jiangxi. Similar bowls were also made at the Jizhou kilns.
Period: Song dynasty (960-1279 AD)
Size: Height 4.9 cm, diameter 10.3 cm
Condition: Good condition, wear consistent with age and use, hairline crack to the rim approximately 2.5 cm long (see pictures), kiln grit in the well.
Provenance: From a Swedish private collection
SKU: 56
References: There are three related bowls in the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington
Bowl 1
Bowl 2
Bowl 3
