A Chinese fine painted Cizhou pear shaped vase, Yuhuchunping Northern Song-Jin Dynasty (960-1234) the vase has a tapering ovoid body which rises to the tall neck that flares towards the outward-curved mouth rim, and is painted in brown on a white slip with three abstract foliate sprays between line borders, all under a clear glaze that falls short of the thick, slightly flared foot. Japanese wood box., 24.1 cm. High,. Literature: Leonard Joel & AACS, Why Collect?, no. 7. Provenance: Mayuyama, Tokyo. Kochukyo, Tokyo. Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo. Linyushanren collection. Christie's New York, 13/9/2018, lot 837.