J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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A LARGE PAINTED CIZHOU POTTERY JAR

Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1279-1368)

of stoutly potted ovoid form, with wide shoulders and steeply rounded sides tapering sharply down to a broad ring foot enclosing a countersunk base, painted on either side in dark inky-brown over white slip with a songbird perched amidst leafy canes of bamboo, with the long pointed leaves each drawn in a single quick brush stroke, framed by a double-line border below and two triple-line borders flanking a dotted band around the top of the shoulders, the short upright mouth rim applied with a dark olive-brown glaze continuing over the grooved interior, the glaze on the exterior stopping short of the foot revealing the coarse buff ware burnt tan-brown in the firing.

Height 12 ¹⁄₈ inches (30.8 cm)

元  磁州白地褐彩大罐  高 30.8 厘米