A 'QINGBAI' MEIPING SOUTHERN SONG / YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

with a well-potted tapering ovoid body and narrow ring neck, carved with an overall pattern of foliate scrolls, all beneath a translucent blue-green glaze, Japanese wood box (6)

Kitayama Fine Arts, Tokyo, acquired in the 1970s.

There is a very small shallow chip to the rim. There is a small burst air bubble on the shoulder and some typical wear and abrasion to the glaze overall.
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A similar example is in the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, see Sung Ceramics, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, 1979, no. 52.