A Painted Grey Stoneware Changsha Jar
Tang Dynasty
The body painted in dark olive green and white on two sides with a spotted design of large scale pattern centered by circles and on the other two sides with large diamonds positioned below the upright loop handles with foliate terminals applied on the shoulder below the short neck with lipped rim, all reserved on a pale grey-green glaze
7¾in. (19.2cm.) high
Lot Essay
Compare the jar of similar type dated to the 9th century illustrated by M. Medley, Tang Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1981, p. 94, pl. 89.
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