A Cizhou white-glazed vase, meiping, Northern Song dynasty | 北宋 磁州窰白釉梅瓶
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September 9, 11:30 AM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
gracefully potted with an ovoid tapering body rising from a recessed base to broad rounded shoulders, surmounted by a short waisted neck and everted rim, covered overall with a creamy ivory-white glaze, the footring unglazed revealing the buff stoneware body, Japanese wood box
32.2 cm
Kochukyo Co., Ltd, Tokyo.
Porcelaine. Chefs-d'œuvre de la Collection Ise, Musée Guimet, Paris, 2017, cat. no. 19.
Ise Korekushon Sekai wo Miryoshita Chugokutoji / The Enchanting Chinese Ceramics from the Ise Collection, Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 2017, cat. no. 27.
The present lot exemplifies the refined artistry of the Cizhou potting tradition. While earlier examples from northern folk kilns display more pragmatic production methods, this piece reveals a mastery of mature Cizhou ware aesthetics. Its fluid, uninterrupted glaze coverage and exceptionally balanced silhouette distinguish it as a masterpiece from the kiln, far surpassing routine production.
Compare a Cizhou-type white-glazed meiping, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, the Handan Cultural Relics Preservation Institute, though its glaze does not extend to the base, which is illustrated in Complete Collection of Ceramics Unearthed in China, Beijing, vol. 3, 2008, no. 171.
來源
壺中居，東京
展覽
《Porcelaine. Chefs-d'œuvre de la Collection Ise》，吉美博物館，巴黎，2017年，編號19
《イセコレクション―世界を魅了した中国陶磁》，大阪市立東洋陶瓷美術館，大阪，2017年，編號27
瓶圓唇外侈，短頸內收，豐肩，腹修長而斜收，瓶內內收成圈足，足圈露胎，胎色灰黃，器身先施化妝土，再罩白釉，釉面漫發細碎冰裂紋。
參考河北邯鄲市文物保護研究所藏一件磁州窰白釉梅瓶，年代屬於北宋至金，惟施釉不及底部，器型亦不及本件婷勻秀美，見《中國出土瓷器全集》，卷3，北京，2008年，編號171。