A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL YUE OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127) The body is divided into eight panels by vertical raised ribs, with a large peony carved on two adjacent panels on the two main sides, the remaining panels with single peony sprays, all between bands of lotus petals, interrupted by the curved spout and S-shaped handle, and the cover is similarly shaped with six panels divided by raised ribs and surmounted by a double-flower-head finial, all covered with a glossy clear glaze of greyish-green tone, the underside with four spur marks. 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
A VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL YUE OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127) The body is divided into eight panels by vertical raised ribs, with a large peony carved on two adjacent panels on the two main sides, the remaining panels with single peony sprays, all between bands of lotus petals, interrupted by the curved spout and S-shaped handle, and the cover is similarly shaped with six panels divided by raised ribs and surmounted by a double-flower-head finial, all covered with a glossy clear glaze of greyish-green tone, the underside with four spur marks. 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
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