A Cizhou sgraffiato 'Peony' meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)

Lot 819. A  Cizhou sgraffiato 'Peony' meiping, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127); 12 7/8 in. (32.5 cm.) high. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 100,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018. 

The vase is carved with a broad band of leafy peony scroll bearing two large blossoms, between decorative bands on the shoulder and around the foot, all reserved in blackish-brown slip on a white slip ground and covered with a clear glaze, Japanese wood box.

Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Hirota Fukkosai (1897-1973), Tokyo (according to inscription on box).

Note: A similar Cizhou sgraffito meiping decorated with bold peony scroll is illustrated in The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (ed.), The Enchanting Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection, Japan, 2017, pp. 84-5, no. 26.

Christie's. Masterpieces of Cizhou Ware: The Linyushanren Collection Part IV. New York, 13 September 2018