A WHITE-GLAZED JAR AND COVER TANG DYNASTY

the ovoid body rising from a short spreading flat base to a short waisted neck, the domed cover surmounted by a lotus-bud finial, covered overall with a creamy-white glaze suffused with crackles, 20.5cm., 8 1/8 in; together with a small white-glazed jar, Tang Dynasty

Sidney L. Moss, London (small jar, according to label).

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 297 and 242.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 34 (jar and cover).

Jar and cover: The jar is in good condition with some wear to the glaze around the rim. Three firing flaws on the lower register of the body, the longest 2 cm. The shoulder with a 0.5 cm glaze chip. The body with small and minor pinholes. The cover has approximately four small chips to the rim, the largest 1 cm. Pinpricks and iron spots on the finial. The jar: The glaze is dry and brittle, and is worn on much of the mid-lower sections of the body. 1 cm scratch to the glaze on the body. Kiln grit on 2/3 of the mouth rim. Firing flaws at the two handles.
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