A Cizhou white-glazed vase, meiping, Northern Song dynasty | 北宋...

Japanese wood box
28 cm

Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with just some firing imperfections.

整體品相良好。見些許窰燒瑕疵。

Catalogue Note:
來源

壺中居，東京

Showcasing uninterrupted glaze coverage and a superbly balanced silhouette, the present vase exemplifies the refined artistry of the Cizhou potting tradition, distinguishing itself from earlier wares of the northern folk kilns through its heightened sophistication of form and finish.

Compare a similar but slightly larger (32.2 cm) Cizhou white-glazed meiping, from the collection of Hikonobu Ise, sold in these rooms, 9th September 2025, lot 5016. See also a smaller (25.5 cm) Northern Song-Jin dynasty Cizhou-type white-glazed meiping, potted with a splayed foot over which the glaze does not cover, preserved in the Institute for Preservation of Cultural Relics of Handan, illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramics Unearthed in China, Beijing, vol. 3, 2008, no. 171. Another vase with a fuller, more rounded body, attributed to the Northern Song dynasty, from the Hirota Matsushige Collection, is now in the Tokyo National Museum, acc. no. TG-2457.

Provenance:
Kochukyo Co., Ltd, Tokyo.