An Yixing pottery vase with carved decoration


20th centuryOf baluster form with leiwen and flower petal bands in raised relief at the shoulder and the foot, a bird on a flowering branch below the signature Yan Tao incised on the body, the decoration colored in dark brown and red wash on a buff slip ground also visible on interior neck above the pale russet color of the fired clay on the interior walls, the exterior foot ring and recessed base (wear, chipped).10 1/2in (26.7cm) high
|ProvenanceCheney Cowles, Crane Gallery, acquired 31 October 2013Collection of Brooks & Dorothy Cofield