A Cizhou Painted Globular Jar

SONG/JIN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

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A Cizhou Painted Globular Jar
Song/Jin dynasty, 13th century
The stoneware body partially covered in a white slip painted in dark brown on two sides with a graceful peony spray, with a pair of triple-strap handles, all under a clear glaze
11in. (28cm.) across
Falk Collection no. 126.

Provenance

Christie's New York, 2 December 1985, lot 182.

Exhibited

Highlights of Asian Art, Morristown, New Jersey, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1972.

Lot Essay

A jar of similar form, also painted with a single peony spray across the broad upper body of the vessel, is illustrated by R. d'Argencé, Chinese Ceramics in the Avery Brundage Collection, The de Young Museum Society, Berkeley, California, 1967, pl. XXXIX-A.

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