A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO 'PEONY' MEIPING

NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

Details

A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO 'PEONY' MEIPING
NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)
The vase is carved with a broad band of leafy peony scroll bearing two large blossoms, between decorative bands on the shoulder and around the foot, all reserved in blackish-brown slip on a white slip ground and covered with a clear glaze.
12 7/8 in. (32.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box

Provenance

Hirota Fukkosai (1897-1973), Tokyo (according to inscription on box).

Lot Essay

A similar Cizhou sgraffito meiping decorated with bold peony scroll is illustrated in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (ed.), The Enchanting Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection, Japan, 2017, pp. 84-5, no. 26.

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