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Lot Essay
It is rare to find Jizhou vases of this shape, size and design. The remarkable glaze seen on this vase is difficult to control and was an innovation of the pioneering potters at the Jizhou kilns in Jiangxi province. Known as 'tortoiseshell' glaze, its name was derived supposedly from its similarity to the shell of a warm-water sea turtle known as the hawksbill.
A small Jizhou 'tortoiseshell' glazed vase was sold in our New York Rooms, 21 September 2004, lot 231. Another one closer to the meiping shape and with a design of buff coloured spots on a brown ground was sold at Sotheby's London, 13 July 2005, lot 139. Compare, also, the meiping offered in our New York rooms, 19 September 2006, lot 209.
The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Ralf Kotalla Thermoluminescence test nr. 13061004.
A small Jizhou 'tortoiseshell' glazed vase was sold in our New York Rooms, 21 September 2004, lot 231. Another one closer to the meiping shape and with a design of buff coloured spots on a brown ground was sold at Sotheby's London, 13 July 2005, lot 139. Compare, also, the meiping offered in our New York rooms, 19 September 2006, lot 209.
The dating of this lot is consistent with the result of the Ralf Kotalla Thermoluminescence test nr. 13061004.