A PAINTED 'CIZHOU' 'FIGURAL' BALUSTER VASE, YUAN / EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY

A PAINTED 'CIZHOU' 'FIGURAL' BALUSTER VASE

YUAN / EARLY MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY

元 / 明初 十四世紀 磁州窰白地褐花開光人物故事圖罐

the narrow lower body sweeping to a broad shoulder and rising to an upright rim, covered overall in an ivory glaze and elaborately painted with dark-chocolate-brown designs, the broad register below the shoulder painted with three shaped cartouches each enclosing figures within landscapes, the spaces between the cartouches filled with scrolling foliage, bordered above and below by bands of waves, clouds, and floral scrolls occupying the shoulder and lower body, wood cover and stand (3)

Height 10⅞ in., 27.6 cm