A PAINTED 'CIZHOU' CYLINDRICAL 'FIGURE AND LANDSCAPE' VASE, YUAN DYNASTY

A PAINTED 'CIZHOU' CYLINDRICAL 'FIGURE AND LANDSCAPE' VASE

YUAN DYNASTY

元 磁州窰白地褐花人物圖尊

the subtly waisted sides rising from a thick raised band encircling the foot, the ivory-glazed sides painted in dark brown with a continuous scene of a robed figure standing beneath a leafy tree across from a blossoming prunus tree, tall mountain peaks nearby, all between a broad foliate band above and a band of spirals below, wood stand (2)

Height 8⅛ in., 20.6 cm