A MOLDED YAOZHOU CELADON 'DUCK AND LOTUS’ BOWL AND A SAUCER NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY

A MOLDED YAOZHOU CELADON 'DUCK AND LOTUS’ BOWL AND A SAUCER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The petal-lobed bowl is decorated with a band of swimming ducks and lotus encircling a central floral medallion beneath leafy scroll. The saucer has an upturned rim and is similarly decorated on the interior with a band of ducks swimming amidst stylized waves, lotus and sagittaria, which surround the central medallion with a blossoming lotus stem. Both are covered overall with a glossy, olive-green glaze.
Cup: 4 in. (10 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Saucer: 5 3/8 in. (13.5 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance
Kochukyo Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 1993.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York.