A CIZHOU PAINTED MEIPING, MING DYNASTY China, 1368-1644. Heavily potted, rising from a waisted foot to a high sloping shoulder and a short cylindrical neck. The body finely painted with flying cranes amid clouds and pines, above a band of stylized flowerheads and scrolling vines, the shoulder with large chrysanthemum blossoms and leaves, between line borders, all in black on a white slip under a clear glaze stopping unevenly above the foot to reveal the buff ware.

Inscriptions: To the base, 'Jihao Liang Xizhou' (marked by Liang Xizhou)

Provenance: From the collection of Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, and thence by descent to the present owner. Theodor “Teddy” Hahn was a well-known and respected collector of netsuke and other Asian works of art. After spending time in museums to study the early cultures of the world, finding particular interest in their sculptures, he began collecting, remarking “I somehow knew it would have a profound influence on my life. How right I was. And how happy I have been.”
Condition: Very good condition with extensive old wear and firing flaws, some glaze flaking, few chips to edges. Overall exactly as expected for a vessel with an age of half a millennium or even more.

Weight: 2,996 g
Dimensions: Height 23.8 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 13 May 2013, lot 189
Price: GBP 2,500 or approx. EUR 3,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Cizhou-style vase, Yuan Dynasty or later
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, manner of painting, and glaze. Note that the vase has condition issues including a chip to the mouth.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 507
Price: GBP 3,570 or approx. EUR 4,300 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A cizhou painted baluster vase, Ming Dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related crane motif as well as the similar manner of painting. Note the different form and larger size (27.5 cm).


明代磁州窯花卉仙鶴紋梅瓶
中國, 1368-1644年。梅瓶小口、短頸、豐肩 、瘦底、圈足。瓶的肩部有大朵花卉如牡丹和菊花卷葉紋，其身中部繪雲松間飛鶴。通體白地黑紋。腳部露胎。

款識: 瓶底圈足内 “梁希周記號“。

來源：德國達姆斯達特Teddy Hahn私人收藏，保存至今。Theodor “Teddy” Hahn 曾是知名的根付和亞洲藝術收藏家。他參觀了很多博物館，研究世界早期文化，對造像產生了特別的興趣，他開始收藏，他說：“我不知何故知道它會對我的生活產生深遠的影響。 我是多麼正確。 以及我有多開心。”
品相：品相非常好，有大量的舊磨損和燒製缺陷，一些釉料剝落，邊緣有磕損。總體而言，對於500年甚至更老的梅瓶而言，完全符合預期。

重量：2,996 克
尺寸：高23.8 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰思, 2013年5月13日, lot 189
價格：GBP 2,500（相當於今日EUR 3,600）
描述：元代或稍晚磁州瓶
專家評論：比較非常相近的外型、繪畫風格和釉面。請注意此瓶瓶口有一個缺口。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰思, 2021年6月7日, lot 507
價格：GBP 3,570（相當於今日EUR 4,300）
描述：明磁州系開光鹿鶴同春紋罐
專家評論：比較相似的仙鶴圖案和繪畫風格。請注意此瓶外型不同和尺寸稍大 (27.5 厘米)。