PROPERTY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR. WALLACE AND ALICE SMITH, SAN FRANCISCO, SOLD TO BENEFIT GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND, SAN RAFAEL, THE PANDA FUND A LARGE CARVED CIZHOU FOOTED JARNorthern Song dynasty Freely painted in black slip on the exterior a continuous scroll of peony blossoms against the cream slip ground, the leaves and flowers further defined by carved lines, all under a clear glaze covering inside and out except the high foot, the vessel heavily potted in deep spherical form with a raised band at mouth rim, the foot indented on the interior. 10in (25.5cm) high; 8 1/2in (21.1cm) diam 北宋 磁州窯白地黑彩劃花大碗 Sold to benefit Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, the Panda fund Provenance: Property from collection of Dr. Wallace and Alice Smith, San Francisco, in the collection prior to 1971, by descent 拍賣所得饋贈公益 Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, the Panda fund 出處： 舊金山 Wallace and Alice Smith 醫師與夫人舊藏，1971 年以前入藏，後由家族傳承 It is very rare to find Cizhou jar of such large size and with this unique lipped rim. A small painted Cizhou jar with the same type of rim is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number CIRC.363-1967.