PAINTED CIZHOU 'FLOWER' HANDLED VASE
SONG/JIN TO YUAN DYNASTY
£1,890
Auction: 13 September 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
宋/金到元 磁州窯白地褐彩花卉紋四繫瓶
of spindle shape, supported on a short splayed foot and surmounted with a short neck with everted rim, with four small handles near the mouth, the upper body covered in cream glaze and dark brown paint with a floral motif, and covered in dark brown on the lower body and the base, with some kiln grits attached to the foot ring
Dimensions
31cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private Canadian collection
Footnote
Note: This type of vase with similar or related forms are in different museum collections: two respectively dated to Song and Yuan dynasty are in the collection of the National Museum of Korea, accession numbers: Deoksu 2630 and Deoksu 3808; one decorated with phoenixes and dated to the Yuan dynasty is in the Palace Museum, Beijing; another vase painted with small boys holding leaves and the inscription Renheguan 仁和館 is in the collection of British Museum, museum number PDF.316.