Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 April 2017, Hong Kong
A Cizhou black-glazed bottle vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Lot 104. A Cizhou black-glazed bottle vase, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high, box. Estimate HKD 250,000 - HKD 350,000 (USD 32,317 - USD 45,243). Price realised HKD 375,000 (USD 48,470) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017
The vase is potted with a recessed base and globular body, rising to a straight neck below a flat everted mouth, covered inside and out with a mottled black glaze with the exception of the base and foot.
Provenance: Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s
Note: The shape of this vase has its roots in Song-dynasty wares which were highly prized at the time, such as a Ge vase of similar form, dating to the Song period, in the Palace Museum Collection and illustrated in Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 38.