Dehua porcelain “sleeve” vase

A porcelain vase of “sleeve” form, supported on a recessed base, the straight sides swelling outwards towards the shoulder and surmounted by a short, everted neck with lipped rim.  The sides are applied with two well-defined taotie masks.  The body is lightly engraved under the glaze with lengths of flowers and leaves.  The vase is entirely covered in a brilliant ivory-white glaze, leaving just the interior and foot rim unglazed.

This vase was made in Fujian province, in the famous Dehua kilns that produced finely modelled white-glazed porcelain, generally referred to in the West as “Blanc-de-Chine”. The shape is often referred to as “sleeve vase” because of its resemblance to the garment.

Provenance:
Eileen Lesoëf, France
Ben Janssens Oriental Art, June 1999
Private Collection, UK

清早期/德化窑白釉花卉纹狮耳筒式瓶

此瓶瓶身呈筒状，撇口，束颈，腹部两侧饰以狮耳，通体釉面莹润，胎土淘洗细腻。瓶身前后分别暗刻大面积花卉纹。

来源：法国Eileen Lesoëf旧藏: 英国Ben Janssens东方艺廊1999 年6 月售出