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PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, ACQUIRED PRIOR TO 1990
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A RARE CIZHOU BROWN-GLAZED MEIPING
JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
金 十二/十三世紀 磁州窯褐釉梅瓶
The slender vase is covered in an even thick brown glaze, the foot rim left unglazed.
14æ in. (37.5 cm.)
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
PROVENANCE:
Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990.
The current meiping is notable for its particularly slender form and rich monochrome glaze.
Brown-glazed meipings dating to the Jin dynasty are more commonly seen with carved foral
decoration. The technique used to decorate these type of vases, which involved fully glazing the
vessel and then cutting away or incising the design through the glaze before fring, was employed
at several kilns producing Cizhou-style ceramics in Henan and Shanxi provinces. It is interesting
to note that the current vase was glazed but not decorated, which serves to highlight its elegant
silhouette.
Compare the current vase to a carved Jin example with similar tone of brown glaze, sold at
Christie’s New York, 20 & 21 March 2014, lot 2087.
814
A SMALL CELADON-GLAZED FOLIATE DISH AND A SMALL HARE’S FUR-GLAZED
BOWL
THE DISH, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), THE BOWL, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)
宋及明 建窯黑釉兔毫紋碗及青釉菊形洗一組兩件
The dish is formed with steep foliate sides and a raised band encircling the exterior. It is covered in
an attractive celadon glaze, excluding a ring to base. The bowl is covered in a thick lustrous black
glaze streaked with russet and stopping in an uneven line above the foot to expose the dark
brown ware.
The largest, 4¡ in. (11.1 cm.) diam. (2)
813 £1,500-2,500 $2,300-3,800
€2,100-3,400
PROVENANCE:
Private European Collection, acquired prior to 1990.
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