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On offer is a Chinese Song Dynasty Dingyao Copper Mounted Bowl.  It is approximately 25 cm long/wide and 5.3 cm tall. The top rim is mounted with copper and the centre of the bowl has a lotus flowers pattern. It is superbly executed for a Song Dynasty piece. This is a truly museum quality piece... Please see the online report attached.  Recently sourced from a very reputable Japanese eBay power seller. I had this piece checked by 3 experts before sourcing it, because I had to be 100% what I was sourcing... Needless to say this is a serious collectors' piece, which appears at big auction houses every few years... 

Condition Report: This bowl is in excellent condition, especially given its age!!! Some very minor firing faults, which have resulted in a few surface spots that you see in photos 14 and 15. But that is only minor... No chips, no cracks, no nasty repairs.... As good as a Song Dynasty piece can be really... For a  mint one and better quality, the price would be 10 -20 times my asking price (see remarks). 

Remarks: This is a truly magnificent and very rare piece. As mentioned in the report, there was a similar (but better quality) piece auctioned at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in  2021 (22 April 2021, Monochrome III auction, Lot 17). The estimate was 600 000 - 800 000 HKD (£ 63 000 - £84 000), plus of course their premium (20 - 25%).  Needless to say that such pieces cannot be sourced very often. One every 5 or so years really... At least for a price that I can offer it at such discount to their estimate. I highly suggest if you are interested and have the funds to act as fast as possible. I value my eBay customers so I offered it here first. If it remains unsold after one month, I might consign it to one of the big three auction houses. For sure they will be interested. In that case, if you want to buy it, you may have to pay 2-3 times my asking price... Please save your valuable time if you consider sending me an offer for this piece...

Should you need any additional info, please do not hesitate to ask me any questions. I would be very happy to assist you. Please study the photos provided as they form part of the description. Should you need more photos I would be very happy to provide you with them. What you see is what you get!

IMPORTANT!!! A few things about me and my listings for art pieces. I am in no way an expert or claim to be one. Whether you believe it or not my interest started from Traditional Japanese razors (Kamisoris) and Natural Sharpening stones (Toishi) and quickly expanded to anything Japanese related really and absolutely fell in love it! Then expanded to Chinese art pieces as well. I am registered with over 100 auction houses here in the U.K. and this is where I source these items that I offer, alongside a select few that I source here on eBay. I have learnt the hard way, how auction houses can give wrong and in many cases deceitful descriptions. Hence ,I have sought the expertise of a Native Japanese speaking Accredited Art Appraiser with nearly 3 decades of experience. He visits me every few months (I am sorry I cannot afford more frequent visits) and advises me on my collection and new acquisitions. I use his guidance alongside the description of accredited auctioneers to describe my lots and in line with similar known examples. Of course mistakes can occur and I will take full responsibility if that happens. If you are qualified to do so and you spot an alleged error in my listing, then please let me know. BUT, you have to be in a position to do so, i.e. you are a Certified Art Appraiser registered with an Appropriate Body or an Accredited Auctioneer in Art and have professional knowledge. If that is the case then please kindly introduce yourself to me and inform me of this error. According to the severity of the error, I will either make changes or delist the item. However, if you are just another "dealer" or a self proclaimed "expert" and you know everything better than me and can outperform me and my Art Appraiser in every simple possible way (OF COURSE YOU CAN!!!), then I would like to state that your "expertise" is neither requested nor is welcome! I guess my "expertise" about Trident is not needed by the British Government... Please fell free to follow eBay's procedure and report my item as "fake" , "Replica" or whatever else you think. I will be more than happy to provide evidences of it being a genuine item or of an age described. Every item I offer can be successfully linked with an item sold by an accredited U.K. auctioneer with a relevant invoice, or if it is eBay sourced a similar example auctioned. If , however, and despite this notice you message me and you try to "teach "me and prove your superior knowledge , then I would like to let you know that I have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY on nonsense! You will be reported to eBay and face the consequences , which may include suspension of your account. The eBay marketplace is NOT the place to get feisty or pursuit your own hidden agenda! 

                                                         Terms and conditions of sale

Payment: eBay now manages my payments, so you have a choice of payment methods. For this piece I require immediate payment before your order is confirmed. 

Shipping: Shipping via a professional service in order for the item to be fully insured. The fees are included in the price. I will ship the item as soon as possible but it may take up to 3 business days. Please inform me prior to bidding  if you need the item any sooner. I will try my best to accommodate your need. For customers outside the UK, this item will be shipped via eBay's Global Shipping Programme. This means I will send it to the UK centre and after that eBay will do the rest. They will take care of the taxes due and charge you for them alongside their shipping fee. You will get the exact added amount at the checkout. I don't have any control over those charges. They will also be responsible for any damage during the transportation. The item will arrive to you without any further action needed from your side. 

Returns: Under normal circumstances, I will not be accepting any returns. However, if the item was misdescribed and it was my fault then I will accept returns. I will pay for the return postage and also cover the original shipping fee. But let me clearly state what I mean by that! You have to prove to me that my lot has been misdescribed. Just because you THINK or even better the person running your local shop selling "The Sun" alongside chocolates has "deemed" one of my items as "Fake" , "Replica" or whatever else, that doesn't mean I will accept your request! You have to prove that my photos haven't depicted the item correctly or have an accredited person (such as one I have described above) after physical inspection (per industry standards) to deem an item as of "inappropriate" description (for whatever reason really including wrong dating on a genuine item). Then I will be more than happy to accept returns and this is my guarantee to any person buying art pieces from me , even after years of the original sale. I keep detailed records and I am in position to know.

By buying this item you AGREE to the terms and conditions of this sale. If you disagree with ANY of the above, then please REFRAIN from buying this item!