Tall footrim, everted rim, covered in a ge-glaze. Diameter 18.5 cm. Height 6.5 cm.
From the collection of Krister Littorin (1879-1939), who purchased it through Gadelius, thence by descent.
Compare with a bowl of this type in the V& A. Accession number
C.428-1910. Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. Dated as 18th century.
Pierson 1999 / Illustrated catalogue of Ru, Guan, Jun, Guangdong and Yixing wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.57, no.A30)
Yorke Hardy 1953 / Tung, Ju, Kuan, Chun, Kuang-tung & Glazed I-hsing Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art (p.31, no.A30, pl.XIII)
官 (guan ‘official’) celadon ge glaze was invented in the Southern Song dynasty (AD 1127–1279) and remained popular in the Yuan, Ming, Qing and Republican periods. Some were made at Jingdezhen and others in Zhejiang province.