Five dynasties, 10th centuryThe ovoid vase carved with seven lotus leaves, the shoulder applied with four knobs below the cylindrical neck, the domed flower-form cover with branch finial, covered in a pale seagreen glaze suffused with a delicate crackle and pooling at the recesses, the glaze stopping short above the foot, revealing the burnt orange and cream buff. H. 14.2 cmProvenance:- E. Pranger Oriental Arts (PAN Amsterdam 2004)- Collection Drs. Koos de Jong, AmsterdamCompare:- [exhib.cat.] Inaugural Exhibition, Vol. 1. Chinese Ceramics, The Museum of East Asian Art, Bath 1993, no. 41, p. 79- R. Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyingtang Collection, London 1994, Vol. 1, no. 319, p. 186Note:The shape of this elegant vase refers to Buddhism, of which the white lotus, rising from the muddy waters, is pre-eminently the symbol.