SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

The bowl is well potted with rounded sides rising from the tapered foot, the exterior is covered with an attractive blue glaze and the interior splashed with an irregular mottled purple band. Examples of ‘bubble’ bowls include one in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 246, pl. 222 (8.3 cm. diam.)