AN UNUSUAL PAINTED STONEWARE BOTTLE
XIXIA KINGDOM, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The tall, slightly tapering body painted in brown with a peony spray on one side and a poetic inscription on the reverse, the two separated by foliate sprays below a broad scalloped band on the high shoulder, all on a white slip under a clear glaze
15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) high
AN UNUSUAL PAINTED STONEWARE BOTTLE
XIXIA KINGDOM, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
The tall, slightly tapering body painted in brown with a peony spray on one side and a poetic inscription on the reverse, the two separated by foliate sprays below a broad scalloped band on the high shoulder, all on a white slip under a clear glaze
15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm.) high
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