A celadon bowl, Northern Jin dynasty (1115-1234).
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The steep sides divided into seventeen lobes beneath the vertical rim, covered overall with an olive-green glaze apart from an unglazed ring in the centre and shallow countersunk foot, both showing the fine-grained grey-buff ware. Diameter 14 cm.
Wear.
Provenance
The Oldertz Collection. Bluett & Sons, London.
The Oldertz Collection. Carl Oldertz (1924-2006), was a M.D.h.c. and a Director of a Swedish Insurance Company, Stockholm.
Carl was a passionate collector, who built his collection over the decades. In the 1970’s he started to focus his interest in objects from Asia, mainly Chinese Antiques and Works of Art. He was very much an academic collector who strived to acquire pieces from different epoques and constantly sought after more knowledge about the pieces, the techniques and their history. His broad interest in Chinese culture and history together with his curiosity led him to visit many private collections and museums around the world.