Jin-Yuan Dynasty Cizhou Painted Bowl and Cover

A Cizhou painted bowl and cover, Jin Dynasty-Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th century the deep U-shaped bowl decorated in dark brown on a white slip under a clear glaze with a band of feathery leaves between single line borders, the glaze and slip falling short of the foot ring to expose the pale gray stoneware body burnt buff color in the firing, the interior also covered in slip and glazed, the domed cover with flat top similarly decorated. The interior of the cover written 'Feng rui qi liu' and the base with 'Shi' character, both hand written in a black ink, 9.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, Australia