A large Cizhou 'dragon and phoenix' jar, Yuan/early Ming Dynasty
A large Cizhou 'dragon and phoenix' jar, Yuan/early Ming Dynasty
Of globular form rising to broad shoulders and a short neck, the stoneware body painted with a cream slip, painted in brown with two large quatrefoil panels, one enclosing a fierce dragon amidst crashing waves, the other enclosing a phoenix in flight amidst clouds, the shoulder painted with a broad foliate band, the interior painted with a brown slip. 27.4cm (10¾in) high. Estimate: £12,000 - 15,000 - Unsold
Footnote: The dating of this lot is consistent with a thermoluminescence test, CIRAM, France, no. 0109-OA-14B.
A similar example is illustrated by S.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, pl.77; and a similar jar was sold at Sotheby's London, 16 May 2007, lot 28.
Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 14 May 2009. New Bond Street www.bonhams.com