A LARGE LOBED QINGBAI GLAZED PORCELAIN BOWL, SONG DYNASTY
China, 960-1279. Of conical form supported on a short straight foot rising to a gently everted rim. The rounded sides divided into six petal lobes by notches around the rim. The interior carved and combed with foliate designs, covered overall in a smooth grayish-straw glaze save for the base.


Provenance
: From the collection of Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, and thence by descent to the present owner. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn (1933-2012) was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking “I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.”

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities including pitting and dark spots. Some crackling and minor glaze lines. Few shallow chips to foot.

Weight: 387.5 g
Dimensions: Diameter 18.1 cm


Expert’s note:
Among the Fujian Qingbai, there is an interesting group of thinly potted bowls with more elaborately carved and combed floral or wave motifs. They usually have a straw color or grayish-white glaze and are characterized by pooling of glaze near the inner and outer rim and sometimes even the inner and outer wall. It has been argued that the glaze is intended to imitate the ivory Ding glaze with the typical pooling of teardrop-like effect. The Minqing Yi kiln has been identified as the major place that produced such bowls. Substantial quantities were recovered from the Nanhai 1, the Indonesian Java wreck, and the Philippines Breaker Shoal wreck.


Literature comparison:

Compare a related bowl of similar form, associated with the Tongan kilns of Fujian, dated to the 13th century, exhibited by the Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, and illustrated in Chinese Celadons And Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia, Singapore, 1979, pp. 156-157, no. 78, pls. 66-67. Compare closely related bowls from the cargo of the Nanhai no. 1 shipwreck, illustrated in the Nanhai Ship No. 1 1989-2004 Excavation Report, p. 434-436.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 26 Jun 2019, lot 6
Price: USD 5,625 or approx.
EUR 6,200
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved Qingbai bowl, Song dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar carving. Note the size (19.7 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1508
Price: USD 11,875 or approx.
EUR 14,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Qingbai carved deep conical bowl, Southern Song dynasty
Expert remark: Note the size (19.7 cm).




青白釉刻花葵口碗

中國，960-1279年。葵口外翻，淺弧腹，圈足。碗内暗刻卷葉紋，整體施淺灰色白釉，圈足内露胎。


來源：
德國達姆施塔特Teddy Hahn收藏，並由其後裔傳承。Theodor “Teddy” Hahn 是一位著名且受人尊敬的根付和其他亞洲藝術品收藏家。他花了很多時間在博物館研究世界早期文化，對雕塑特別感興趣。之後他開始收集，並說道：“我不知何故知道這將對我的生活產生深遠的影響。我是多麼正確啊。 我是多麼高興啊。”

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造缺陷，包括凹坑和黑點，一些裂紋和輕微的冲線，足部細微磕損。

重量：387.5 克
尺寸：直徑18.1 厘米


文獻比較：

比較一件相近的十三世紀相似外形福建同安窯碗，展覽於《Southeast Asian Ceramics Society》，見《Chinese Celadons And Other Related Wares in Southeast Asia》，新加坡，1979，頁156-157，編號78，圖66-67。比較非常相近的青白瓷碗，出土於南海1號沈船，見南海1號沈船考古報告之一-1989-2004年調查，頁434-436。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2019年6月26日，lot 6
價格：USD 5,625（相當於今日
EUR 6,200
）
描述：宋青白釉刻花盌
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和相近的雕刻。請注意尺寸(19.7厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年9月20日，lot 1508
價格：USD 11,875（相當於今日
EUR 14,500
）
描述：南宋青白釉牡丹紋笠式花口盌
專家評論：請注意尺寸(19.7厘米)。