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propertY From the JUnKUnC CoLLeCtIon 南宋 吉州窰黑釉剔梅花圖長頸瓶
A ‘JIZHOU’ ‘PRUNUS’ BOTTLE VASE
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY 來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏
the pear-shaped body supported on a low foot
and rising to a lipped rim, covered overall in
black glaze save for the blossoming prunus
branches reserved in biscuit, the branches
carved into the biscuit before firing
height 7⅛ in., 18 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
$ 6,000-8,000
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