A Cizhou slip-decorated ewerSong DynastyRaised on a short footrim, the oviform body carved through the creamy-white slip with a carved peony meander, the flaring trumpet neck flanked with a strap handle, two smaller loop handles and a tall curved spout. 19.8cm (7 3/4in) high注脚For a similar Cizhou ewer, 11th century, see J. Wirgin, Sung Ceramic Design, London 1979, pl.43i. Also compare the shape and strapwork arrangement with a Yaozhou ewer, 11th-12th century, illustrated in H. Li, Chinese Ceramics, London 2011, p.155 no.257. Also compare the white and olive-brown slip on the present lot with a Cizhou pear-shaped vase sold in our New Bond Street salerooms, 15 May 2015, lot 8.