Jizhou Tortoiseshell Glaze “Paper Cut” Tea Bowl

China, Southern Song dynasty, 12-13th century
Dimensions 4.25” (10.8 cm) dia

Deeply flared sides tapering to a hidden footring, the base without concavity, the exterior with a cream and dark brown “tortoiseshell” glaze lightening to café-au-lait at the foot, the interior with three diamond shaped orchid paper cut reserves with hidden Chinese characters set in a cream drip glaze over iron brown.
Provenance, Ex. Pao & Moltke (H.H. Pao) Toronto.

Compare the diamond papercuts with a related Jizhou, Southern Song dynasty bowl with similar papercuts in Christie’s New York, sale 21MAR2019, Lot 1743.

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