CHINESE CIZHOU MEIPING,Song Dynasty. Of characteristic shape, the high-shouldered body tapering towards the base and surmounted by a short neck encircled by a flange, carved through a cream slip to the gritty brownish-gray body with a broad peony band between a border of feather-like motifs above and chrysanthemum petals below. - 14 in. high. Estimate $3,000-5,000
