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A ‘CIZHOU’ SGRAFFIATO BOTTLE
VASE, YUHUCHUNPING
YUAN DYNASTY

the broad, teardrop-shaped body supported
on a straight foot and rising to a waisted neck
and flaring rim, the body covered in cream-
colored glaze cut away leaving three registers
of scrolling foliate stems issuing lush peony
blossoms all reserved against a taupe-glazed
ground, classic scroll bands dividing the ‘floral’
registers, the rim and interior of the mouth
glazed white, the stout foot unglazed revealing
the buff-colored body, Japanese wood box (3)
height 7⅞ in., 20 cm
PROVENANCE
english private Collection, acquired in the
1930s.
the present vase is strikingly similar in form
and technique to a Yuan dynasty Cizhou
sgraffiato ‘floral’ yuhuchun vase published in
Seikai toji zenshu [Ceramic art of the world]:
13 Ryou Kin Gen [13 Liao, Jin, Yuan], tokyo,
1981, pl. 263; and an example in the collection
of the toguri museum carved with a ‘phoenix’
design, published in Chūgoku tōji meihin zuroku 643
/ Chinese Ceramics in the Toguri Collection,
toguri art museum, tokyo, 1988, cat. no. 58.

$ 6,000-8,000
元 磁州窰白釉剔纏枝花卉紋玉
壺春瓶
來源
英國私人收藏，得於1930年代

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propertY From the JUnKUnC CoLLeCtIon
A ‘CIZHOU’ SGRAFFIATO PILLOW
SONG / JIN DYNASTY
of bean form, the concave upper surface subtly
sloped, the sides with foliate designs in low
relief, covered overall in an ivory-colored glaze,
the glaze cut away on the upper surface leaving
a lush blossoming lotus bordered by a band
of foliate scroll all in reserve, the central motif
accented by the underlying layer of chocolate-
brown glaze, two small apertures to the base
Width 12 in., 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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$ 4,000-6,000

宋 / 金 磁州窰白釉剔蓮紋枕
來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

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