ID 905551
Lot 854 | A MOLDED YAOZHOU CELADON 'DUCK AND LOTUS’ BOWL AND A SAUCER
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The petal-lobed bowl is decorated with a band of swimming ducks and lotus encircling a central floral medallion beneath leafy scroll. The saucer has an upturned rim and is similarly decorated on the interior with a band of ducks swimming amidst stylized waves, lotus and sagittaria, which surround the central medallion with a blossoming lotus stem. Both are covered overall with a glossy, olive-green glaze.
Cup: 4 in. (10 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Saucer: 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Provenance
Kochukyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 1993.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Historical era: | Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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