SPECIAL CHRISTMAS AUCTION, 27TH DECEMBER 2024 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Ceramic ‘Cizhou’ jug, Song dynasty
Lot 201.
Deposit. -
Output Value. 450 €
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Description.
Ceramic modelled in the form of a jug, with a rounded body and shoulders on which are placed a long cylindrical mouthpiece and the base of the curved handle attached to the elongated tubular neck. It is covered with a beautiful off-white glaze on which there is a soft crackle glaze. The belly has a decorative border of incised vegetal motifs of curving branches, sinuous leaves and large flowers, a common decoration on Cizhou kilns. Song Dynasty (960-1279) or later.
Height: 17 cm
References:
- The Cleveland Museum of Art ‘Spouted Ewer with Handle’, Reference number: 1948.219.
- Tokyo National Museum, ‘Water Pitcher with Floral Vines’, Reference number: TG-766.
