An extremely rare persimmon-glazed floriform bowlNorthern Song dynasty 北宋 醬釉葵花式盌Diameter 5½ in., 13.9 cmFor more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact serina.wei@sothebys.comIn response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Collection of Dr. Cornelius Osgood (1905-1985). Cornelius Osgood博士（1905-1985）收藏This persimmon-glazed bowl is extremely rare due to its unusual floral form, rarely seen on brown or black-glazed wares of the Song dynasty. The design, likely based on a mallow flower, which represented longevity and a fulfilling life, is more commonly found in lacquer, metal and other ceramics, including Ru, Guan and Ding. During the Song dynasty there existed a close dialogue between monochrome ceramics and lacquer wares, and the russet-brown glaze of this bowl is particularly reminiscent of a group of brown-lacquered mallow-form dishes, such as one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated James Watt and Barbara Brennan Ford, East Asian Lacquer: The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1991, cat. no. 2.Dr. Cornelius Osgood (1905-1985) was a professor of anthropology at Yale University, New Haven, and a leading scholar of the cultures of the Arctic and East Asia. Joining the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale in 1930, Osgood became the curator of its anthropology department in 1934 and was appointed the Peabody's associate director in 1966. He built up a strong collection of Chinese porcelain, with many works acquired from Frank Caro.