Chinese Song Pottery Bowls w/ Sea Encrustations (3 pcs)
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns for ancient trade and domestic use. These special bowls feature natural shell and barnacle embellishments from centuries spent on the ocean floor. Each bowl sits on a ring-shaped foot with thin walls that flare outwards. The first is glazed a beige hue with heavy mineral deposits on the surface. The second dish is a sage green, and features incised abstract motifs with curvilinear striations that create a floral motif on the interior basin. The largest bowl displays the same green hue as the second, but with dark brown areas, probably from time spent in the water and not the firing process since the shells are the same color. A interesting trio embellished by the ocean! Size of largest: 7.25" Diameter x 3" H (18.4 cm x 7.6 cm)
Bowls like these were some of China's most important exports during the Song period, and were admired and emulated in Korea and Japan. These objects were fired in "dragon kilns" - long brick tunnels that rose up a slope to provide slow and even heating. Archaeologists estimate that up to 25,000 vessels would be made at once in the largest of these kilns! The market for bowls like these included the scholar-gentleman class, sometimes known as the literati. These were made for everyday use, religious ceremonies (placing offerings on altars, for example), and sometimes were buried with their owners. These particular bowls were evidently preserved at the bottom of the ocean, perhaps the result of a shipwreck!
Provenance: ex-van Dies estate, Maui, Hawaii, USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#151621
Condition Report: Nicks and chips to rims and surfaces. Stable hairline fissure on incised bowl. Heavy staining and discoloration on largest. Heavy mineral deposits, shells, and barnacle accumulation on all.
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East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. An fantastic trio of wheel-thrown pottery bowls, made in the Chinese Imperial state-owned and operated kilns for ancient trade and domestic use. These special bowls feature natural shell and barnacle embellishments from centuries spent on the ocean floor. Each bowl sits on a ring-shaped foot with thin walls that flare outwards. The first is glazed a beige hue with heavy mineral deposits on the surface. The second dish is a sage green, and features incised abstract motifs with curvilinear striations that create a floral motif on the interior basin. The largest bowl displays the same green hue as the second, but with dark brown areas, probably from time spent in the water and not the firing process since the shells are the same color. A interesting trio embellished by the ocean! Size of largest: 7.25" Diameter x 3" H (18.4 cm x 7.6 cm)
Bowls like these were some of China's most important exports during the Song period, and were admired and emulated in Korea and Japan. These objects were fired in "dragon kilns" - long brick tunnels that rose up a slope to provide slow and even heating. Archaeologists estimate that up to 25,000 vessels would be made at once in the largest of these kilns! The market for bowls like these included the scholar-gentleman class, sometimes known as the literati. These were made for everyday use, religious ceremonies (placing offerings on altars, for example), and sometimes were buried with their owners. These particular bowls were evidently preserved at the bottom of the ocean, perhaps the result of a shipwreck!
Provenance: ex-van Dies estate, Maui, Hawaii, USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#151621
Condition Report: Nicks and chips to rims and surfaces. Stable hairline fissure on incised bowl. Heavy staining and discoloration on largest. Heavy mineral deposits, shells, and barnacle accumulation on all.
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