Lot Essay
Compare a very similar example without cover, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 31 May 2017, lot 3121.
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PROPERTY FROM THE MENGDIEXUAN COLLECTION
A CARVED YUE ‘PEONY’ JAR AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Details
A CARVED YUE ‘PEONY’ JAR AND COVER
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Two Chinese characters, shi (ten) and ri (sun), are incised on the exterior side of the foot.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) high, box
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
Two Chinese characters, shi (ten) and ri (sun), are incised on the exterior side of the foot.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, October 1986