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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女史珍藏
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A RARE CARVED CIZHOU ‘PEONY’ JAR 北宋 / 金 磁州窯白釉剔纏枝牡丹紋罐
AND A COVER 剔花技法為磁州窯瓷器最精美的裝飾手法之一。先將器坯上施一層化妝
NORTHERN SONG-JIN DYNASTY (960-1234) 土，趁其未乾，以竹木工具劃出花紋輪廓，再將花紋輪廓以外的化妝土
剔除，露出坯胎，最後罩透明釉入窯燒成。比較一件器型及紋飾同本拍
The globular jar is raised on a splayed foot, finely carved around
the body through the white slip with a wide band of leafy peony 品相似的北宋磁州白釉罐，為弗瑞爾美術館藏品，見 Dr. John Alexander
scroll below a band of lappets. Pope，Thomas Lawton, Harold P. Stern 著《The Freer Gallery of Art》，
7¬ in. (19.5 cm.) high overall, box 第 1 冊，華盛頓及東京，1971-1972 年，圖版 125 號，178 頁。另可參
考巴斯東亞藝術博物館藏一例，館藏編號：BATEA : 56。
HK$1,200,000-1,800,000 US$160,000-230,000
Cizhou wares are most recognizable for the white slip covering the grey
stoneware, which was painted, carved or moulded with lively and bold
decoration. The white slip used was produced from sedimentary kaolin,
essentially the same materials used for porcelains made in the North of
China.
Compare to a similar Cizhou jar also with peony sgraffiato decoration in
the Freer Gallery of Art, illustrated by Dr. John Alexander Pope, Thomas
Lawton, Harold P. Stern, The Freer Gallery of Art, vol. 1, Washington
and Tokyo, 1971-1972. cat. 125, p. 178. Another Cizhou ‘peony’ jar is
in the Collection of in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, museum
accession number: BATEA : 56.

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