Lot Essay
A similar carved Cizhou vase, formerly in the collection of George Crofts, is illustrated in Royal Ontario Museum, The T. T. Tsui Galleries of Chinese Art, Toronto, 1996, no. 91.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO OVOID VASE
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
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A CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO OVOID VASE
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The vase is boldly carved through the brown glaze to the buff body with two bands of leafy scroll between two further bands carved with leaves, all below a narrow, stepped neck.
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The vase is boldly carved through the brown glaze to the buff body with two bands of leafy scroll between two further bands carved with leaves, all below a narrow, stepped neck.
11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist
A similar carved Cizhou vase, formerly in the collection of George Crofts, is illustrated in Royal Ontario Museum, The T. T. Tsui Galleries of Chinese Art, Toronto, 1996, no. 91.