A CIZHOU YUHUCHUNPING, SONG
A CIZHOU YUHUCHUNPING, SONG
China, 12-13th century. The generously rounded body rising to a tall neck with elegantly flared rim, freely painted in dark-brown over a creamy-white ground, with double-line borders dividing a broad central frieze of abstracted floral and leave sprays, the brown glaze falling in drips over the short foot revealing the buff ware. Older fitted box. (2)
Condition: Excellent condition with one chip to lip, some old wear and minor surface scratches, several firing imperfections.
Provenance: Property from a European private collection. Old three-character collector inscription to base (see image), followed by inventory Nr. 253, all finely painted in black lacquer and covered with layer of transparent varnish for protection.
Weight: 573 g.
Dimensions: Height 22.2 cm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Cizhou Yuhuchunping, dated to the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby's New York, on March 19th, 2007, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 401.
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A CIZHOU YUHUCHUNPING, SONG
China, 12-13th century. The generously rounded body rising to a tall neck with elegantly flared rim, freely painted in dark-brown over a creamy-white ground, with double-line borders dividing a broad central frieze of abstracted floral and leave sprays, the brown glaze falling in drips over the short foot revealing the buff ware. Older fitted box. (2)
Condition: Excellent condition with one chip to lip, some old wear and minor surface scratches, several firing imperfections.
Provenance: Property from a European private collection. Old three-character collector inscription to base (see image), followed by inventory Nr. 253, all finely painted in black lacquer and covered with layer of transparent varnish for protection.
Weight: 573 g.
Dimensions: Height 22.2 cm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Cizhou Yuhuchunping, dated to the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby's New York, on March 19th, 2007, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 401.