A 'CIZHOU'-TYPE WHITE-GLAZED HANDLED VASE SONG / YUAN DYNASTY |

of pear shape, rising from a short foot to a tall columnar neck and everted rim, the shoulder set with a pair of lion masks suspending mock ring handles below an incised double-line band, covered overall with a milky-white slip beneath a clear glaze stopping above the foot ring revealing the buff-colored body

Collection of Russell M. Tyson (1867-1963).
Bequest to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in 1964 (acc. no. 1964-772).

The vase with scattered frits and wear to the rim which is worn to a matte finish, there are some firing tears to mask handles, expected wear and minor glaze imperfections.
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A nearly identical vase from the Robert H. Ellsworth Collection sold at Christie's New York, 20th March 2015, lot 840.