Lot 180 , A Chinese Jun Yao purple splash bowl, Song dynasty, 18.5cm, re-touching to a hairline crack

A Chinese Jun Yao purple splash bowl, Song dynasty, of inverted conical form with slightly everted rim, unglazed foot, 18.5cm, re-touching to a hairline crack
Estimate £600-800

There is retouching to the hairline crack on the exterior of the bowl which extends from about mid way up towards the rim where there has probably some flaking to the glaze around the area, there are other typical minor firing defects to the glaze and a very shallow splinter chip to the bottom of the foot and there is fine crazing to the glaze all over.


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Sold for £650