A JIZHOU GLAZED 'GURI' CONICAL BOWL, JIN OR YUAN DYNASTY China, 1125-1368. Painted in a cream color with ruyi-heads surrounding a central star-shaped flower on the interior, simulating tixi lacquer, on the exterior with mottled russet and pale blue specks simulating shell, against a dark brown glaze stopping at the flat foot revealing the buff ware. Provenance: Dong Yu Artesanato, Macao. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1995 (no invoice 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 and published an extensive study of saddle rugs 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 director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, pale-white scratches from the rim along the exterior sides in one area, as well as some intentional crackling to the glaze. Weight: 232.5 g Dimensions: Diameter 15.6 cm The golden opalescent quality of the design contrasts very effectively with the dense, dark brown glaze beneath. This was an interesting technique used at the Jizhou kilns to paint pale designs on top of the unfired glaze. When the piece was fired, and the glaze flowed slightly, the designs were rendered in softer focus, and the patterns, which were often akin to those seen on carved lacquers of the period, provided a pleasing richness of surface decoration. Literature comparison: Song Ceramics from the Laiyantang Collection, 2010, p. 92-93, no. 37. Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1989, p. 117, no. 113M. Medley, The Chinese Potter, Oxford 1989, p. 130, fig. 117A. Ibid. 1989, p. 160, fig. 120. S.A. Valenstein, Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York 1989, p. 117, ill. 113. Inaugural Exhibition, Vol. 1. Chinese Ceramics, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath 1993, no. 128, p. 174, no. 128. Auction result comparison: Compare with a slightly smaller bowl with a similar design, from the Southern Song dynasty, sold by Bonham's Hong Kong in The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics on 9 October 2014, lot 182, for HKD $625,000. 吉州窯如意紋盞，金或元代 中國，1125-1368。乳白色釉，內部飾花卉紋上可見如意紋，仿剔犀黑漆，外壁飾有斑駁的赤褐色和淺藍色斑點，深褐色的釉則停在平足上，露出了胎體。 來源：澳門Dong Yu Artesanato。Dr. Koos de Jong1995年購於上述收藏 (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，燒製瑕疵。外邊沿処青白色劃痕，釉面也有一些特意形成的開裂。 重量：232.5 克 尺寸：直徑15.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一個相似的小些的南宋盞于2014年10月9日香港邦翰思《奉文堂中國早期陶瓷》拍號182，成交價HKD $625,000。