A CHINESE JUNYAO BOWL

JIN DYNASTY 1115-1234 AD

The conical body raised on a short foot, decorated with a milky-blue glaze darkening to green-brown at the rim, stopping short of the footrim to reveal the reddish stoneware beneath, 21.2cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Helen Espir, no.164. Purchased form Sotheby's London, 12th June 1990, lot 171. A copy of the original invoice is available.