Lot 837. A painted Cizhou pear-shaped vase, yuhuchunping, Northern Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 7,500 © Christie's Images Ltd 2018.

The vase has a tapering ovoid body which rises to the tall neck that flares towards the outward-curved mouth rim, and is painted in brown on a white slip with three abstract foliate sprays between line borders, all under a clear glaze that falls short of the thick, slightly flared foot, Japanese wood box.

Japanese wood box.

Provenance: Mayuyama, Tokyo.
Kochukyo, Tokyo.
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

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