A superb russet-splashed black-glazed bowl

Northern Song / Jin dynasty

北宋 / 金 黑釉醬花飛斑紋笠式盞

of conical form, superbly potted with the deep sides raised on a short foot, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze accentuated with freely splashed russet streaks powerfully radiati🦹ng from the interior center towards the rim, the glaze stopping neatly above the finely pared foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body

Diameter 5 ¼ in., 13.5 cm