A RARE YAOZHOU BLACK-GLAZED FOLIATE STEMCUP, SONG DYNASTY


Expert’s note:
The lobed mouth and the high foot, according to Peter Lam in Layered Beauty, Hong Kong, 2010, page 10, are inherited from Tang dynasty gold and silver wares which are commonly copied in Song ceramics, especially Yaozhou, Qingbai, and Yue wares. This is also interesting, because Dr. Broido was an avid collector of Tang dynasty wares, for example see lot 159 of this auction.

China, 1127-1279. Delicately molded in the form of a lotus leaf with furled edges and ribbed interior supported by a tall foot with waisted mid-section, the body covered with a rich lustrous black-brown glaze, the foot ring unglazed, revealing the buff ware.


Provenance
: A noted British private collection. Bonhams London, 7 November 2005, lot 33, listed at an estimate of GBP 15,000 or approx.
EUR 34,000
(converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing). The collection of Dr. Jonathan Broido, acquired from the above in an after-sale transaction, and thence by descent within the family. Dr. Jonathan Broido (1941-2008) was a professor of mathematics and philosophy as well as a passionate collector of Chinese art and archaic Turkoman weavings, known for his expertise and scholarly approach. He traveled throughout Asia acquiring pieces for his collection, as well as making some spectacular finds in UK and US antique markets, auctions, and trade.

Condition
: Very good condition with expected old wear and firing irregularities, shallow surface scratches, and very minor chips to the foot.

Weight: 149.3 g
Dimensions: Diameter 13.3 cm


宋代耀州窯黑釉高足荷葉碟


中國，1127-1279年。造型精美，碟子面呈荷葉形，捲邊，高足兩道弦紋成階梯狀。通體施黑褐色釉，釉色濃郁，圈足無釉，露出黃色胎。


來源：
倫敦知名私人收藏。；倫敦邦翰思，2005 年 11 月 7 日，拍品 33，估價 15,000 英鎊或約 34,000 歐元（根據撰寫本文時的通貨膨脹情況進行換算和調整）；Jonathan Broido（1941-2008）博士私人收藏。購於上述拍賣場的場后銷售階段，在同一家族傳承。Jonathan Broido博士是一位數學和哲學教授，也是一位熱衷於中國藝術和古代土庫曼編織品的收藏家，擁有極其豐富的專業知識和學術方法。他走遍亞洲為自己的收藏尋找藏品，並在英國和美國的古董市場、拍賣和貿易中取得很大的收穫。

品相：
狀況極好，有磨損和燒製不規則、表面淺劃痕，以及足部輕微的碎裂。

重量：149.3 克
尺寸：直徑 13.3 厘米