A RARE YUE CARVED OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER

A RARE YUE CARVED OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The body is divided into eight panels by vertical raised ribs, with a large peony carved on two adjacent panels on the two main sides, the remaining panels with single peony sprays, all between bands of lotus petals, interrupted by the curved spout and S-shaped handle, and the cover is similarly shaped with six panels divided by raised ribs and surmounted by a double-flower-head finial, all covered with a glossy clear glaze of greyish-green tone, the underside with four spur marks.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1970s
Sold at Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 1151