Lot 237 , A Chinese Yue ware celadon bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907AD), diameter 15.5cm

A Chinese Yue ware celadon bowl, Tang dynasty (618-907AD), with a bi disc shaped foot, six stilt marks to the base, diameter 15.5cm
Estimate £1,500-2,000

Provenance: Previously in the collection of PHDS Wikramaratana acquired in 2012. Compare a similar bowl in the Percival David Collection illustrated in Tang Pottery and Porcelain by M.Medley (1981) page 111, plate 103-4.

Some etching to the glaze probably from a shipwreck, minor glaze imperfections otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £1,600