A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'LOTUS' BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG TO YUAN China, 13th-14th century. Carefully molded with a tapered rim over the wide curving well displaying subtly raised lotus petals along the exterior walls, rising from a short foot surrounding the recessed base, the soft bluish sea-green glaze covering all surfaces except the cinnamon burnt foot pad. Provenance: Galerie v. d. Crommert, Amsterdam. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1999 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, few tiny hairlines to rim, intentional glaze-crackling. One small repair of a chip to lip (circa 2 cm). Weight: 476.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 17.5 cm Bowls of this type were made during the Song and Yuan dynasties, and six are illustrated by R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyingtang Collection vol. 1, London, 1994, pp. 290-1, nos. 539-44. The present bowl appears to be most similar to nos. 539 and 540, which the author dates Southern Song dynasty, in its rounded shape and the broad, rather than narrow carved lotus petals. No. 539 is larger (20.8 cm. diam.) and no. 540 is smaller (13 cm. diam.) than the present bowl. The author describes these two bowls and others of Southern Song date as being more "carefully potted, carved, glazed and fired", than bowls of this type of later, Yuan date, such as nos. 543 and 544. Literature comparison: R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyingtang Collection vol. 1, London, 1994, pp. 290-1, nos. 539-44. Chinese Ceramics Song-Yuan, Taipei 1997, p. 403. Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 1994, no. 61, p. 159. Rose Kerr, Song Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 2004, no. 58, p. 61. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but slightly smaller bowl dated to the Southern Song dynasty sold at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2011, lot 3007, for HKD $200,000. 龍泉窯青釉蓮紋碗，南宋至元 中國，十三至十四世紀。深碗，碗内錐形邊緣模印，外壁暗印蓮花瓣，短圈足内凹，柔軟的淡藍色海綠色釉料，圈足底露胎。 來源：阿姆斯特丹Galerie v. d. Crommert藝廊。Drs. Koos de Jong 1999年購於上述藝廊(無發票)。Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損與燒製瑕疵，邊沿上輕微髮絲綫裂縫，釉面開片，碗沿一道小修補(約 2 厘米). 重量：476.5 克 尺寸：直徑17.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似但小很多的碗斷代為南宋，可見於2011年11月30日香港佳士得《重要中國陶瓷與工藝品》拍號3007，成交價HKD $200,000。