A large sgraffiato jar with peonies

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

China, Yuan/ early Ming dynasty
H. 34 cm
Heavily potted, ovoid-shaped vase with a short, upright neck. The wall is decorated in the sgraffito technique with a wide frieze of large peony flowers flanking a stem with large leaves. The decoration is executed in a thick black glaze, which has been left out on the red-brown body. The high-contrast decorations in black on light, which are created using the scoring technique (sgraffito), are characteristic for Cizhou ware. The peony as the main motif symbolises wealth and beauty and is one of the most frequently used floral ornaments.
From an important German private collection, acquired at Sotheby's London, 11 June 1991, lot 134
Für a äsimilar shoulder pot see Sotheby's London, 10 May 2017, lot 198 and Christie's New York, 24 July 2020, lot 62 - Minimally dam., signs of age

Bidding Enquiry

previous lot Catalogue next lot