Lot 137. A Chinese 'Jizhou' tortoise-shell glazed tea bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279). Estimate $800 - 1,200. Photo Freemans.
the deep gently curved sides rising from a short unglazed foot ring to rim, covered with a dark brown glaze, splashed with a caramel tone in imitation of tortoiseshell. D: 4 1/4 in., 11 cm
Provenance: Property from a private Swedish collector; Ex-Paul and Louise Bernheimer, Cambridge, MA and Laguna Woods, CA., acquired before 1980.
Freeman's. Asian Arts, Sat, Sep 10 2016 10:00 AM