A russet-streaked and brown-glazed 'prunus' bowl


11th/12th centuryThe deep rounded sides rising from the tall narrow foot to an everted rim subtly notched to form six petals, covered inside and out with a dark-brown glaze decorated on the interior with abstract designs depicting a repeating pattern of loosely drawn stripes, fitted box. 12cm (4 6/8in) diam. (2).
|十一/十二世紀 黑釉褐斑花口盌Provenance: acquired from R & V Tregaskis, Sydney, on 20 August 2004The Reid Collection來源： 於2004年8月20日購自悉尼古董商R & V Tregaskis Reid 收藏Compare with a similar bowl with segmented lip and abstract decor, 11th century, illustrated by R.Mowry, Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers, Cambridge, MA., p.120, no.21.