SONG/JIN DYNASTY the pear-shaped body resting on a short splayed foot, sweeping up to a slender waisted neck and curved rim, boldly carved around the exterior through the white slip to the buff-coloured body with two wide bands of large lotus leaves and flowers interspersed with smaller buds and sprigs of leaves, a simple band of plain petals around the shoulder, all beneath a translucent milky glaze. Height 26cm Provenance: Private collection from Hereford