A RARE CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)

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A RARE CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368)
The elegant body well potted and well carved through the white slip with a wide band of undulating leafy peony meander set between bands of petals, with bands of key fret and further, larger petals carved at the bottom of the tall neck that flares to the rim, all under a clear glaze that falls in an irregular line towards the foot ring
13¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Cizhou sgraffiato vases of this yuhuchunping shape with the decoration carved through a white slip rather than the dark brown glaze appear to be quite rare. One of similar type, also with the decoration arranged in bands around the body and neck, is illustrated in Song Ceramics from the Kwan Collection, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1994, no. 197.

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