A Chinese carved Cizhou bowl 磁州窑刻划花碗 Northern Song Dynasty 北宋 The deep rounded sides springing from a flat base to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall with an even straw-white glaze, the exterior carved through to the brownish body with a band of semi-circular ribs rising from the footring. (D: 5 in.) Qty: (1) Property from a US private collection Exhibited: Morristown, New Jersey, Morris Museum, "Harmony in Clay: The Elegance and Refinement of Song Ceramics" March 8 to June 24, 2012, #91 Literature: "Song Ceramics, the Eight Kiln Groups at a Glance: Examples from the Jiyuanshanfang Collection", 2008, p. 116 Footnote: For a similar example, see the bowl from the Toguri collection, sold Sotheby's, London, June 6, 2004, lot 60.