Song Ceramics, Tenrei: Elegance
Jizhou Ware Tea Bowl with Slip Design of Prunus Blossom
Song Dynasty (960-1127)
High Fired Stoneware
Jizhou Kiln, Shanxi Province, China
D:14.8cm
With Japanese Box
A Jizhou ware bowl finely potted in a conical form, covered overall with a black glaze, the interior is fluidly drawn in yellow slip with a prunus blossom. The footrim is left unglazed exposing the buff white clay body.
• A similar example is in the Art Gallery NSW, Australia. Accession number: 519.1988
Provenance:
– Senshutey, Tokyo, Japan
– T.M.C Collection also known as ‘The Linyushanren Collection’: No.30