A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED 'YAOZHOU' 'PEONY' BOWLS NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY the deep sides rising conically from a short, straight foot, the interior richly carved with two supple peony stems descending along the sides and then sweeping up in opposite directions and issuing resplendent blossoms, a dense field of unfurling leaves surrounding the blooms, the rhythmic movement of the petals and leaves accentuated by the combed lines texturing their surfaces, all surrounded by a plain band beneath the rim, the rim cut with six shallow notches for a petal effect, the exterior carved with vertical grooves fanning up the sides, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze save for the foot (2) Diameter 7 1/2 in., 19.1 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Sotheby's London, 17th November 1999, lot 729.
A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED 'YAOZHOU' 'PEONY' BOWLS NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY the deep sides rising conically from a short, straight foot, the interior richly carved with two supple peony stems descending along the sides and then sweeping up in opposite directions and issuing resplendent blossoms, a dense field of unfurling leaves surrounding the blooms, the rhythmic movement of the petals and leaves accentuated by the combed lines texturing their surfaces, all surrounded by a plain band beneath the rim, the rim cut with six shallow notches for a petal effect, the exterior carved with vertical grooves fanning up the sides, covered overall in a translucent olive-green glaze save for the foot (2) Diameter 7 1/2 in., 19.1 cm Read Condition Report Read Condition Report Register or Log-in to view condition report Or Saleroom Notice Provenance Sotheby's London, 17th November 1999, lot 729.
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