A Jin or Song Dynasty Yaozhou Celadon Bowl

12th Century

A Small Yaozhou Celadon Ware Bowl from the Yaozhou Kilns in Shaanxi or Henan Province, Northern Song (960 – 1127) or Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234). The interior moulded with fine ogee shaped lines recalling a flowers petals, the well is moulded with a floret. This small ogee moulded Yaozhou conical bowl exhibits typical Yaozhou traits, for example the footrim, the lightness of potting and larger but few bubbles than Longquan celadon. The glaze is very shiny, it is clear with small bubbles and is of a pale olive-green tone.

For a very similar Yaozhou ware bowl at the Victoria and Albert Museum see Victoria and Albert Museum Yaozhou bowl

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Condition: In excellent condition, very minor wear. An iron spot to the flared rim.
Size: Diameter 11.6 cm (4.5 inches). Depth 4.5 cm (1.78 inches)
Provenance: Sotheby's Olympia, London 17th of July 2003. R&G McPherson Antiques, Collection of Mr and Mrs Guy Jones purchased 5th of November 2003.
Stock number: 27342
References: For a Song or Jin bowl of this design, see 'Information', this bowl is shown below and in our Sold Archive. For a similar Jin or Song Yaozhou stoneware bowl See : Sung Ceramic Designs (Jan Wirgin, Han-Shan Tang Ltd, 1979, ISBN 0-906610-01) Plate 4 Item d. A very similar Yaozhou ware bowl, but without the floret design to the well is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, dated to the Jin Dynasty 1100 to 1200. It comes from the collection of Mr. Aubrey Le Blond and was acquired in 1918 (C.622-1918). For examples of Yaozhou bowls with related moulds see lower down this page in 'Information'.

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Two Northern Song or Jin dynasty Yaozhou Bowls

Robert McPherson Antiques - Sold Archive.

A small Yaozhou Celadon bowl from the Yaozhou kilns in Shaanxi or Henan Province, Northern Song (960 – 1127) or Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234). The conical shaped celadon bowl is moulded with two separate registers of over-lapping ogee lines. The exterior to this celadon bowl is cut with vertically forming a rhythm of lines that surround the bowl. The glaze is dry in a few areas above the foot.SOLD Condition In good condition, this yaozhou bowl has areas where the glaze is rather dry, the rim and around the foot. If the bowl is tapped while on a flat surface it wobbles slightly. Size Diameter : 10.8 cm (4 1/4 inches). Height : 4.5 cm (1 2/3 inches). Provenance A Private Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics. Stock number 24955 References For a similar Song Yaozhou stoneware bowl See : Sung Ceramic Designs (Jan Wirgin, Han-Shan Tang Ltd, 1979, ISBN 0-906610-01) Plate 4 Item d. — A small Yaozhou Celadon bowl from the Yaozhou kilns in Shaanxi or Henan Province, Northern Song (960 – 1127) or Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234). The conical shaped celadon bowl is moulded with two separate registers of over-lapping ogee lines. The exterior to this celadon bowl is cut with vertically forming a rhythm of lines that surround the bowl. The glaze is dry in a few areas above the foot.

Condition
In good condition, this yaozhou bowl has areas where the glaze is rather dry, the rim and around the foot. If the bowl is tapped while on a flat surface it wobbles slightly.
Size
Diameter : 10.8 cm (4 1/4 inches). Height : 4.5 cm (1 2/3 inches).
Provenance
A Private Collection of Early Chinese Ceramics.
Stock number
24955
References
For a similar Song Yaozhou stoneware bowl See : Sung Ceramic Designs (Jan Wirgin, Han-Shan Tang Ltd, 1979, ISBN 0-906610-01) Plate 4 Item d.

A Small Fine Yaozhou Celadon Ware Bowl from the Yaozhou Kilns in Shaanxi or Henan Province, Northern Song (960 – 1127) or Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234). This small Yaozhou conical bowl exhibits typical Yaozhou traits, for example the footrim, the lightness of potting and larger but few bubbles than Longquan celadon. The glaze is very shiny, it is clear with small bubbles and of an olive-green tone. The most accurate representations of the colour are the photographs of the interior of the bowl.SOLD Condition Perfect but with some kiln grit to the lower exterior of the bowl. Size Diameter : 11 cm (4 inches). Provenance From a Private American Collection Stock number 26012 — A Small Fine Yaozhou Celadon Ware Bowl from the Yaozhou Kilns in Shaanxi or Henan Province, Northern Song (960 – 1127) or Jin dynasty (1115 – 1234). This small Yaozhou conical bowl exhibits typical Yaozhou traits, for example the footrim, the lightness of potting and larger but few bubbles than Longquan celadon. The glaze is very shiny, it is clear with small bubbles and of an olive-green tone. The most accurate representations of the colour are the photographs of the interior of the bowl.

Condition
Perfect but with some kiln grit to the lower exterior of the bowl.
Size
Diameter : 11 cm (4 inches).
Provenance
From a Private American Collection
Stock number
26012

Yaozhou Celadon :
Yaozhou Celadon ware comes in many forms, but small crisply moulded or carved bowls were a popular product, as were miniature press-moulded figures or animals, toys and everyday utensils. The Yaozhou kilns main production at Shaanxi was celadon, but they also produced black and brown wares as well. Song Yaozhou glazes are rather different to both earlier and later Chinese Celadons. Later celadons from Longquan of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties have a very thick rich glaze suffused with bubbles throughout, these diffuse the light hitting the glaze, creating a very soft rich sheen. Yaozhou Celadons have a thinner glaze with smaller bubbles. Yaozhou celadons have a more obvious green than earlier wares but the thinness of the glaze means that the ceramic body is far more likely to be visible than on Longquan celadons. The colour of Yaozhou celadons tends to be more to wards olive green rather than the Longquan celadon which is normally richer and nearer a true green.