JIZHOU RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED TEABOWL SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY 南宋 吉州窰黑釉灑褐斑盞 of conical form with gently inverted mouth, covered overall with a thick black glaze suffused with russet streaks in the interior, the exterior with finer russet streaks on the outer mouth, glaze thinning down and ends irregularly near the foot to expose a beige buff body (11.3cm diameter) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Acquired from Jin Jin Lou Chinese Art Gallery, Hong Kong, on 19 September 2001. With an original receipt 'No.6' issued by the gallery, dated the piece to the Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279.