Lot 241
The bowl is very fine and thinly potted, covered with creamy white glaze. The base is inscribed with a "Guan" (Official) mark. With a fitted box.
The present bowl is extremely rare not just because of the incised character 'guan' to the base, but also the fine shape and thinly potted body. In 2003, numerous shards of white-glazed bowls with the 'guan' character inscribed to the base were excavated at the old Xing kiln site in Hebei province. Lü Chenglong in Dingyaoyaji gugongbowuyuan zhencang ji chutu dingyao ciqi huicui / Selection of Ding Ware. The Palace Museum's Collection and Archaeological Excavation, Beijing, 2012, p. 13, suggests that almost all white porcelains bearing the 'guan' mark are products of the 'Ding' kilns, with the notable exception of a small group made at the 'Xing' kilns, such as the present bowl, and that the 'guan' mark is an indication of higher quality. Fan Dongqing in 'Early Ding Wares in the Shanghai Museum', Orientations, February 1991, p. 52, further notes that wares inscribed with the character is associated with the imperial court, high officials and noble families, and were produced to the highest standards.
Compare to a bowl with a regular shape and thicker body, also with a inscribed "Guan" mark to the base, see Sotheby's New York, 9/20/2023, lot 762.
唐/五代 「官」字款 邢窯白釉薄胎折沿缽
源流：
香港松風閣
13cm diameter
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
Broken into five clear pieces and restored.
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Lam Gallery, Hong Kong.
A private collection, Melbourne.
Fine Chinese and Asian Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8763
11:00am - 2 March 2025
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Thurs 27 Feb - Sat 1 Mar, 10am - 4pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Luke Guan
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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