12.5 cm.（4 7/8 in.）high

No other Cizhou-type jar of this form appears to have been published. The unusual shape of this jar，hoewever，relates closely to contemporaneous Junyao jars produced in the Northern Song kilns. The decorative technique of cutting through the white slip to the body and covering the decoration in a glaze to highlight the raised decoration is found on a number of published examaples of Cizhou-type vases including a vase in the Idemitsu Museum illustrated in Song Ceramics，Tokyo，1979，no. 98；and a meiping in the British Museum illustrated by M. Tregear in Song Ceramics，New York，1982，p. 92，pl. 91.

Provenance：
John Sparks Ltd.，London，1930s，by repute
George Harwood Sr.，Johannesburg，South Africa，and thence by descent
An English Private Collection

Price estimate:
HKD：100,000-150,000
USD：12,900-19,400

Auction Result:
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