A Qingbai foliate bowl, Northern Song dynasty the finely potted deep flaring sides rising from a short tapered foot to an everted foliate rim, with six radiating ribs inside separating the bowl into a flower with six petals, covered overall in a translucent creamy greenish glaze, a character written in ink on the unglazed base, Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jonathan Mirsky(1932-2021) acquired prior to 2000, Dr Mirsky was an American journalist and historian of China. W: 19.5cm., a 0.7cm, a 3cm and a 3.5cm hairlines from the mouth rim, minor chips on the mouth, cracks on the glaze