A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO 'LOTUS' PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

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A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO 'LOTUS' PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The elegantly potted vase is freely carved through the white slip to the buff body with a wide band of shaped panels enclosing a lotus spray, separated by a cartouche enclosing a leaf decoration above a chrysanthemum, all below a band of scrolling foliage.
12 3/8 in. (31.5 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.

The result of Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence test no. P102e80 is consistent with the dating of this lot.

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