A SMALL JUN SKY-BLUE GLAZED 'BUBBLE' BOWL, NORTHERN SONG China, 960-1127. The bowl has rounded sides rising to a slightly incurved rim and is supported on a short ring foot. It is covered with a thick, lightly crackled glaze of sky-blue tone, thinning to mushroom on the rim and stopping just above the foot, revealing the buff ware. Provenance: Collection of Prof. Dr. Maartje Draak (1907 - 1995). Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1996. 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 minor wear and firing flaws. One manufacturing irregularity to lip (ca. 5 mm) with remains of filling, which was applied before firing (a test with a strong solvent has come back with no result). Intentional crackling. Weight: 169.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 10 cm With its round sides and slightly inverted rim, this simple, yet refined bowl represents one of the classic Jun ware shapes, the 'bubble bowl'. The name is derived from the illusion of a soapy bubble that appears on the interior when viewed at a certain vantage. Literature comparison: R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Vol. I, Londen 1994, no. 386, p. 221. Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 1994, no. 38, p. 113. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related bubble bowl sold by Christie's New York in The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: The Linyushanren Collection, Part II on 15 September 2016, lot 722, for USD $52,500, and with a slightly smaller but very similar bowl sold by Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 5 November 2019, lot 13, for GBP £37,500. 鈞窯天青釉碗，北宋 中國，960-1127。碗躰不規則，略微彎曲，短圈足。全身施厚的淺裂紋天青色釉，邊緣処薄釉，往下堆積在圈足処，露出胎體。 來源：阿姆斯特丹 Prof. Dr. Maartje Draak (1907 - 1995)收藏。Drs. Koos de Jong1996年購於上述收藏。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，輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵。唇部有製作缺陷 (約5毫米) 。 重量：169.6 克 尺寸：直徑10 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一個相似的碗可見2016年9月15日紐約佳士得《The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics》拍號722，成交價USD $52,500。另一個體積較小的碗于2019年11月5日在倫敦佳士得《中國陶瓷及工藝品》場，拍號13，成交價GBP £37,500。