11th Sep, 2025 11:00
The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers Part 1
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A RARE CIZHOU POLYCHROME ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWL, SONG-JIN DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
China, 12th-13th century. The bowl with deep rounded sides rising to a lipped rim, painted in white slip and transparent glaze under the red and green enamels, and featuring a chrysanthemum at the center of the well encircled by a band of V-shapes below lined borders and green splashes. The exterior similarly decorated with red lines of varying thickness, and the glaze stopping well above the foot to reveal the buff ware.
Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. The base lacquered with an old inventory number, ‘J.C. 241.’, indicating a prior museum deaccession.
Condition: Very good condition with light wear, light scratches, and firing irregularities including spur marks to the well and little fritting.
Weight: 718 g
Dimensions: Diameter 23 cm
The Chinese term for Cizhou polychrome wares, honglü cai, is derived from the most popular overglaze colors in the Cizhou palette: red and green. First appearing in the late 12th to early 13th century, Cizhou polychrome decoration represents the earliest overglaze enameling in Chinese ceramic history. This technique entails two firings, first, a milky-white slip was applied to the clay body and a colorless transparent glaze was applied over the top and then fired. Lead-fluxed overglaze enamels were applied to the surface of the fired glaze and the vessel was fired a second time at a lower temperature.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Cizhou polychrome bowl, dated to the 13th century, 14.4 cm diameter, in the Tokyo National Museum, accession number TG-2986.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2016, lot 711
Price: USD 13,750 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polychrome-decorated cizhou deep bowl, Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the size (19.2 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 14 June 2024, lot 67
Price: EUR 11,400 or approx. EUR11,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A painted 'Cizhou' polychrome 'camellia' bowl, Song-Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the size (15.5 cm).
China, 12th-13th century. The bowl with deep rounded sides rising to a lipped rim, painted in white slip and transparent glaze under the red and green enamels, and featuring a chrysanthemum at the center of the well encircled by a band of V-shapes below lined borders and green splashes. The exterior similarly decorated with red lines of varying thickness, and the glaze stopping well above the foot to reveal the buff ware.
Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. The base lacquered with an old inventory number, ‘J.C. 241.’, indicating a prior museum deaccession.
Condition: Very good condition with light wear, light scratches, and firing irregularities including spur marks to the well and little fritting.
Weight: 718 g
Dimensions: Diameter 23 cm
The Chinese term for Cizhou polychrome wares, honglü cai, is derived from the most popular overglaze colors in the Cizhou palette: red and green. First appearing in the late 12th to early 13th century, Cizhou polychrome decoration represents the earliest overglaze enameling in Chinese ceramic history. This technique entails two firings, first, a milky-white slip was applied to the clay body and a colorless transparent glaze was applied over the top and then fired. Lead-fluxed overglaze enamels were applied to the surface of the fired glaze and the vessel was fired a second time at a lower temperature.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Cizhou polychrome bowl, dated to the 13th century, 14.4 cm diameter, in the Tokyo National Museum, accession number TG-2986.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2016, lot 711
Price: USD 13,750 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polychrome-decorated cizhou deep bowl, Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the size (19.2 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 14 June 2024, lot 67
Price: EUR 11,400 or approx. EUR11,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A painted 'Cizhou' polychrome 'camellia' bowl, Song-Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the size (15.5 cm).
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