A SMALL MARBLEIZED POTTERY GLOBULAR JAR

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A SMALL MARBLEIZED POTTERY GLOBULAR JAR
TANG DYNASTY

The compressed, globular body rising to a flat shoulder to surround the slightly recessed mouth, covered inside and out with a transparent glaze of yellow tone falling short of the flat base to expose the marbleized red and white ware--4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Compare a similar jar excavated from the 8th century tomb of Yang Jianchen in Xianyang City, Shaanxi province, Wenwu, 1985:4, pl. 4