A 'DING-TYPE' BARREL-SHAPED JAR AND COVER JIN DYNASTY

the finely potted body moulded in high relief with two bands of bosses and covered overall in an ivory-white glaze, 8.5cm., 3 3/8 in; together with a white-glazed tazza, and a white glazed vase, Yuan Dynasty

Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pls 446 (jar) and 650 (vase).

vase: Good overall condition with glaze cracks emitting from the foot and surrounding the lower section of the vase. One side featuring minor pinholes and kiln grit. Both handles with glaze cracks and firing flaws, though they don't appear to have been restored as there was no fluorescence when inspected under UV light. tazza: Fair condition overall. Firing flaws and fritting on the rim. Two chips on the foot, the largest 1.1 cm, and the foot is a little wobbly. Some minor pinholes scattered. jar and cover: Both in good overall condition. Very minor firing flaws on the edges of the jar's rim, and minor firing flaws on some of the bosses on the cover.
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