Lot 3576. An Underglaze-Red ‘Heron’ Pouring Vessel, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). L 17.5cm. Sold for HKD 744,000/USD 95,385 (Estimate HKD 280,000 - 450,000/USD 35,897 - 57,692). © Poly Auction Hong Kong Limited

This vessel is potted with the rounded sides supported on a flat base, rising to a straight rim incised with a single line border and set with an outward flaring spout above a fine coiled band of clay attached as a lug underneath. It is painted on the interior in vivid strokes of underglaze copper-red with a crane on an uneven ground under a tall leafy plant and in front of a single lotus leaf on a long stalk. All the patterns are enclosed within a red border incised with wavy lines reserved in white. The red color varies in shades from a vivid purplish tone to a dark reddish-grey. The glaze is tinged to pale blue while the unglazed rim and base are fired respectively to orange-red and cream-yellow. 

Provenance: The Meiyintang Collection.

Literature: Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 2, London, 1994-2010, p.13, no.632.

Note: This vessel is potted with the rounded sides supported on a flat base, rising to a straight rim incised with a single line border and set with an outward flaring spout above a fine coiled band of clay attached as a lug underneath. It is painted on the interior in vivid strokes of underglaze copper-red with a crane on an uneven ground under a tall leafy plant and in front of a single lotus leaf on a long stalk. All the patterns are enclosed within a red border incised with wavy lines reserved in white. The red color varies in shades from a vivid purplish tone to a dark reddish-grey. The glaze is tinged to pale blue while the unglazed rim and base are fired respectively to orange-red and cream-yellow.

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