CHINESE CIZHOU-STYLE RUSSET PAINTED BLACK BOWL

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, PRODUCED IN SONG/JIN DYNASTY STYLE) SUBSTANTIAL ROUND CERAMIC BOWL WITH ROUNDED WALLS AND AN UPRIGHT RIM, RAISED ON A CIRCULAR KNIFE-CUT UNGLAZED FOOT APPLIED WITH A LUSTROUS MIRROR-BLACK GLAZE AND PAINTED IN MATTE IRON-RUSSET SLIP WITH ABSTRACT SCROLLING FLORAL BLOOMS TO THE INTERIOR AND HORIZONTAL BANDS WITH STYLIZED FOLIATE MOTIFS TO THE EXTERIOR 6 IN HIGH, 11.75 IN DIAMETER (RIM)