A Rare 'Cizhou' Green-Glazed Painted Vase (Meiping) Northern Song / Jin Dynasty

A Rare 'Cizhou' Green-Glazed Painted Vase (Meiping) Northern Song / Jin Dynasty

of elegant form with rounded shoulders tapering down to a narrow foot, the short waisted neck widening to an everted lip, finely painted in black with full peony blossoms framed by slender leaves, applied with a thin green glaze stopping evenly above the unglazed foot revealing the buff body. height 11 3/4 in., 29.8 cm. Estimate 30,000—40,000 USD

Sotheby's. Chinese Works of Art. 17 Mar 09.New York www.sothebys.com Photo courtesy Sotheby's