Lot Essay
Compare two very similar (one possibly identical) pieces exhibited in Art de la Chine, Beurdeley & Cie, Paris, November 14, 1991, Catalogue, no. 24, which are attributed to the Jizhou kilns
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A RARE JIZHOU SMALL RETICULATED OLIVE-BROWN-GLAZED STONEWARE INCENSE BURNER
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
The ovoid cover formed as a cintanmani, the sides pierced and incised with an allover pattern of foliate scroll below a raised dogtooth border encircling three small apertures and a pointed knop finial, the base with deep, tapering sides encircled by a crisply cut scallop border, both sections covered inside and out with a deep olive-brown glaze with some phosphatic splashes on the base, the flat foot unglazed and pierced with a central aperture
4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) high, box
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY
The ovoid cover formed as a cintanmani, the sides pierced and incised with an allover pattern of foliate scroll below a raised dogtooth border encircling three small apertures and a pointed knop finial, the base with deep, tapering sides encircled by a crisply cut scallop border, both sections covered inside and out with a deep olive-brown glaze with some phosphatic splashes on the base, the flat foot unglazed and pierced with a central aperture
4 3/8in. (11.1cm.) high, box