Large Chinese Cizhou Brown Foliate Painted Meiping Vase. The slender ovoid form with gently rounded shoulder, rising to a small, shallow neck with convex lip, the ground freely painted in chocolate brown with feathery leaves between solid, bold bands above the base and a lappet collar on the shoulder, applied overall with a rich translucent pale ivory glaze. {Height: 16 inches (40.6 cm)}. Property from a San Francisco Collection.