A Chinese Persimmon-glazed Dingyao shallow bowl, song Dynasty, 12th century, covered with a very fine silver flecked glaze, an uneven pooling line on the interior cavetto, the glaze thinning at the mouth and stopping at the white unglazed foot, a splash of persimmon to the base, 4.4 cm high, 15.1 cm diameter. Reference: see Monika Kopplin, the monochrome Principle: Lacquerware and Ceramics of the song and Qing Dynasties, 2008, cat. No. 12, p. 75 for a very similar example, also see Freer Gallery of Art, acc. No. F1911.367 for a similar example, also see Victoria and Albert Musuem, Museum no. Circ.153-1935. Provenance: Mossgreen, 29/11/2010, Lot 939. R. & V. Tregaskis, Sydney