A JIZHOU 'TORTOISESHELL' MEIPINGH:16.1cm,W:11.3cm,Diam.of mouth:3.8cmRobustly potted with a tapering body rising to broad round shoulders, sweeping up to a short neck with rolled lip, the body liberally decorated with variegated cream-coloured splashes against a dark brown ground mimicking partridge feathers, save for the knife-pared footring unglazed revealing the buff body, the base uncovered glaze.Situated in central Jiangxi province, the Jizhou kilns are renowned for having developed highly creative and technically challenging decorative techniques, including the 'tortoiseshell' glaze.