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Moon Flask with Landscape Painting, Song

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:7,500.00 EUR Estimated At:12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR
Moon Flask with Landscape Painting, Song
Ceramic with reddish body and beige glaze
China, Song Dynasty (960-1279)
Flat-sided body with short neck and oval foot
Both sides with delicatel landscape painting in very dark green, framed by a petal border in relief
Shoulder with two broad loop handles
With disc border on the neck below the trumpet-shaped rim
Fine craquelé
Exceptional moon flask with a decoration inspired by the delicate landscape paintings of the Song Dynasty
Height: 30.5 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection M.E., USA
Michael Fiorello, Philadelphia, USA

Flasks of this kind – round like the moon, hence the name ‘moonflask’ –are also known as a baoyueping or bianhu in Chinese. Their shape was inspired by Middle Eastern water flasks carried by travelers, hence they are also known as a ‘pilgrim’s flask’ in the West.



Condition: The vase is in good condition with signs of age. The height measures 30.5 cm.

Provenance: Private collection M.E., USA

Michael Fiorello, Philadelphia, USA


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