CIZHOU TEADUST-GLAZED SGRAFFIATO 'FLORAL' MEIPING VASE JIN TO YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY 金到元 墨書底款 磁州窯茶葉末釉刻花梅瓶 the robustly potted bulbous body supported on a short splayed foot, surmounted with a short straight neck and terminating to a beaded mouth rim, the exterior carved through a glossy dark-olive green tea-dust glaze to the buff-coloured ground before firing with a broad band of flowery scroll below a leafy band, the glaze stopped above the foot, the base inscribed in ink with three Chinese characters, possibly the commissioner's name (24.7cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection Note: A closely comparable Cizhou meiping vase of similar shape and with floral decoration, dated to the Jin dynasty, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 June 2016, lot 620. Another comparable Cizhou-type meiping vase with similar cut-glaze technique and colour of the glaze, also dated to the Jin dynasty, was sold at Christie's New York, 21 Mar 2014, lot 2087.