A CIZHOU YUHUCHUNPING, SONG China, 12-13th century. The generously rounded body rising to a tall neck with elegantly flared rim, freely painted in dark-brown over a creamy-white ground, with double-line borders dividing a broad central frieze of abstracted floral and leave sprays, the brown glaze falling in drips over the short foot revealing the buff ware. Older fitted box. (2) Condition: Excellent condition with one chip to lip, some old wear and minor surface scratches, several firing imperfections. Provenance: Property from a European private collection. Old three-character collector inscription to base (see image), followed by inventory Nr. 253, all finely painted in black lacquer and covered with layer of transparent varnish for protection. Weight: 573 g. Dimensions: Height 22.2 cm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Cizhou Yuhuchunping, dated to the Yuan dynasty, at Sotheby's New York, on March 19th, 2007, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, lot 401.