A MARBLED CONICAL BOWL, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The conical bowl raised on a short ring foot with a small recessed base, the buff, blackish-brown and cream-marbled pattern of the body overall covered in a matte transparent glaze that stops above the foot, the marbled slip decorations continuing over the unglazed areas. Provenance: J. Wagenaar-Terpstra, Oude Aziatische Kunst, Amsterdam. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1998 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, a fine patina and minor firing flaws and irregularities. Some old encrustation around the foot at the non-glazed area. Weight: 107.9 g Dimensions: Diameter 9.8 cm With an associated box. (2) Literature comparison: Inaugural Exhibition, Vol. 1. Chinese Ceramics, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath 1993, no. 72, p. 115. Ancient Chinese Tea Wares, Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, Hong Kong 1994, no. 18. He Li, Chinese Ceramics, London 1996, p. 170, ill. 328. Orientations, vol. 38, no. 1, p. 29. 石紋盞，宋代 中國，960-1279。圓錐形碗，短圈足，圈足底内凹，棕褐色和奶油色大理石花紋，覆透明釉。 來源：阿姆斯特丹J. Wagenaar-Terpstra, Oude Aziatische Kunst古玩。Drs. Koos de Jong 1998年購於上述古玩店 (無發票)。Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 品相：品相極好，老磨損，包漿細膩，輕微燒製缺陷。露胎出有些老結殼。 重量：107.9 克 尺寸: 直徑 9.8 厘米