A CHINESE JIAN YAO 'IMPERIAL TRIBUTE' BOWL

A CHINESE JIAN YAO 'IMPERIAL TRIBUTE' BOWL
SONG DYNASTY

The conical body with an unctuous black and brown glaze stopping short of the foot; the rim with irregular russet markings, and the unglazed base incised with the characters Gong yu; a paper label to the side reading 'Jian tea bowl bought from Govt shop at Wuyishan Apr 2002', 13cm.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World of Monochromes, 2009, no.145.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong, p.227, no.209 for a closely related bowl.