TWO PAINTED POTTERY FUNERARY JARS AND COVERS SONG/YUAN DYNASTY

each ovoid body rising from a recessed foot to a tall tapering ribbed neck with cup-shaped mouth, moulded around the shoulder in high relief with standing and lying figures on one, the other with mythical beasts, the domed stepped cover surmounted by a bird finial

The Tectus Collection. Chinese Ceramics, Stockholm, 1991, pl. 62.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 86.

Generally good condition. One has a 10mm by 5 mm chip to the rim. The painted decoration to the bodies has worn off to a large area of the lower body. There is also some areas of loss to the painted lotus at the rims of one and a lesser area to the other.
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