A CIZHOU BLACK-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

Details

A CIZHOU BLACK-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The vase is potted with a recessed base and globular body, rising to a straight neck below a flat everted mouth, covered inside and out with a mottled black glaze with the exception of the base and foot.
8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high, box

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s

Lot Essay

The shape of this vase has its roots in Song-dynasty wares which were highly prized at the time, such as a Ge vase of similar form, dating to the Song period, in the Palace Museum Collection and illustrated in Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 38.

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