A BLACK-GLAZED SGRAFFIATO 'PEONY' MEIPING
A BLACK-GLAZED SGRAFFIATO 'PEONY' MEIPING

JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

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A BLACK-GLAZED SGRAFFIATO 'PEONY' MEIPING
JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)
The vase is carved through the black glaze to the buff body to depict a broad band of peony on the body below a band of foliage and above a frieze of overlapping lotus petals around the foot. It is covered overall with black glaze with the exception of the foot ring.
12 1/4 in. (31 cm.) high, box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s

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