A JIZHOU 'TEA LEAF' BOWL, SONG DYNASTY China, 960-1279. The deep conical sides rising from a short ring foot, resist-decorated to the interior with a buff-colored leaf revealing its veins, covered overall with a rich chocolate brown to black glaze stopping short before the small ring foot, revealing the buff ware. Provenance: Jack Nelis, Asian Antiquities, The Hague. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 2015 (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: Good condition with old wear and firing flaws, one tiny chip to the rim. Weight: 181.3 g Dimensions: Diameter 12.4 cm Literature comparison: Inaugural Exhibition, Vol. 1. Chinese Ceramics, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath 1993, no. 98, p. 144. R. Mowry, Hare's Fur, shell, and Partridge Feathers. Chinese brown- and black-glaze ceramics, 400-1400, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge (MA) 1996, no. 108, p. 262. Song Ceramics, Toby Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1999, no. 79, p. 117 Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bowl sold by Bonham's London (New Bond Street) in Fine Chinese Art on 9 November 2017, lot 28, for GBP £16,250. 吉州窯木葉盞，宋代 中國，960-1279。圓錐形，圈足，盞内淺黃色的葉子露出其靜脈，整體上覆蓋著一層濃郁的棕色至黑色釉，圈足露胎。 來源：海牙Jack Nelis亞洲古玩店。Drs. Koos de Jong 2015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：品相良好，老磨損，邊沿処一條小開裂。 重量：181.3 克 尺寸：直徑12.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似的碗于2017年11月9日在倫敦邦翰思《中國藝術》拍號28，成交價GBP £16,250。