"Feng Hua" Paper-mallet 
Vase
Ju Ware
Sung Dynasty
(A.D. 960-1279)
Height            22.4cm
Depth             21.9cm
     This is called a 
paper-mallet vase because 
it looks like the type of 
wooden mallet used for 
rolling paper flat.  The 
two characters "Feng Hua"  
are carved on the base, 
where there are five spur 
marks.  The powder blue 
glaze has a fine crackle.