† A CIZHOU WHITE-RIMMED GLOBULAR VASE, YUAN DYNASTY
Lot 225 - HS1225

China, 1271-1368. The globular vase raised on a short, slightly flared foot with a recessed base, the short, flared neck with a wide everted lip, covered overall in a finely chocolate-speckled black glaze save for the white-glazed rim and the unglazed foot rim revealing the buff ware.

Provenance: Edward Pranger Oriental Art, Amsterdam. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1998 (invoice not available). Founded in 1995, Edward Pranger Oriental Art has established a global reputation for quality in the field of Asian art. Mr. Edward Pranger studied Chinese languages and culture at Leiden University, Netherlands, and Chinese Art History at the National Taiwan University. Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch. Galerie Zacke, Fine Chinese Art, April 2020, lot 284. A Chinese private collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Excellent condition with old wear and minor firing irregularities.

Weight: 312.5 g
Dimensions: Height 10.5 cm

Literature comparison: R. Mowry, Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers. Chinese brown- and black-glaze ceramics, 400-1400, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge (MA) 1996, no. 31, p. 133. Black Porcelain from the Yeung Wing Tak Collection, Hong Kong 1997, no. 83, pp. 170-171.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related jar of similar size sold by Bonham’s London (New Bond Street) in Fine Chinese Art on 9 November 2017, lot 22, for GBP £8,125.