China, 960-1279. The bowl of deep conical form, the sides rising from a short foot to an indented groove beneath the rim, the interior molded in shallow relief with scrolling chrysanthemum on a leafy vine. The center is decorated with a single chrysanthemum flowerhead, the exterior with radiating lines, covered overall in a pale olive-green glaze save for the base, pooling to darker green in the recesses.
Condition: One hairline from the rim to the well, otherwise in very good condition with minor wear and few firing irregularities. Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 113.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 12.2 cm
Auction result comparison: A related bowl was sold by Christie’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 November 2014, lot 3203, for HKD $75,000.