The jar finely potted with an ovoid body supported on a flat foot, rising to a short waisted neck and subtly everted rim. The domed cover surmounted with a bud-shaped finial. The jar covered overall in an ivory-coloured glaze, with the base left unglazed to reveal the buff stoneware body.
A creamy white-glazed stoneware jar and cover (Tang dynasty, AD 618-907)
Description
Dimensions: 22.6cm high
Provenance:
Nicholas S. Pitcher Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 2018
Dr Kenneth P. Lawley, Edinburgh (1937-2023), inventory number: Cer. 166
The jar finely potted with an ovoid body supported on a flat foot, rising to a short waisted neck and subtly everted rim. The domed cover surmounted with a bud-shaped finial. The jar covered overall in an ivory-coloured glaze, with the base left unglazed to reveal the buff stoneware body.
Compare similar white-glazed jars with covers dated to the Tang dynasty, with nuances in terms of size and form, sold at Christie’s New York, 24 September 2021, lot 822, and 17 March 2017, lot 1135 as well as at Bonham’s New York, 21 July 2020, lot 129.
