Of archaistic zun form, cast with a central protruding section resting on a splayed foot and surmounted by a flaring neck, the neck boldly cast with upright archaistic cicada leaves, the protruding section and foot cast with ferocious taotie masks interrupted by raised horizontal flanges running along the vessel, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions. Provenance: private collector from Vancouver, Canada, who purchased from Mr. Hiroto Tanaka, Japanese private collector, Kyoto, Japan, in 2005. Height 8 1/2 in.