A Cizhou-type black and russet glazed deep dish

Song/Jin dynasty

Song/Jin dynasty
Thickly potted with an upright rim to the curving well supported on a thick ring foot with a deeply recessed base, a layer of brown slip applied along both sides of the rim over the black glaze that covers the well and most of the exterior walls, ending unevenly in thin, mottled russet layers along the exterior foot and recessed base, the buff body fabric visible along the foot pad and lower exterior wall.
7 7/8in (20cm) diam.

Provenance:
Property from a San Francisco Estate