FIVE DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 907-960)

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A RARE CARVED YAOZHOU CELADON JAR
FIVE DYNASTIES PERIOD (AD 907-960)
The tapering, bulbous body is well carved with five large peony blossoms rising from lotus petals below, each reserved against and framed by a large rounded petal. The large petals overlap further petals set between them, all with incised details and all below a double bow-string band on the shoulder. The jar is covered in a glaze of soft sea-green tone.
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) wide, Japanese wood box

Provenance

Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

Lot Essay

The present globular jar is decorated with a deeply cut flower design typical of the high quality ceramic wares from the kilns of north China in the Five Dynasties and Northern Song periods. The decoration is characterized by the effective use of multiple overlapping petals which create a rich surface texture. A similar jar in the Institute of Archaeology, Shanxi province, is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, The Masterpieces of Yaozhou Ware, The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, 1997, p. 24, pl. 24.

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