A PAIR OF JIZHOU TEA BOWLS AND A HENAN RIBBED JAR

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A PAIR OF JIZHOU TEA BOWLS AND A HENAN RIBBED JAR
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Each small flared bowl decorated on the interior with scattered prunus blossoms executed in resist and silhouetted against a streaked buff and brown ground on one and a mottled yellow ground on the other, with molded inner rim, the sides of the ovoid jar with six vertical bands comprised of four slender fillets of slip, with a pair of ribbed strap handles joining the shoulder to the plain neck, covered with a thick, dark brown glaze continuing over the lipped rim and falling short of the foot to reveal a thin brown wash, one bowl with small restored rim chip, jar with two hair cracks--4 1/4 and 4 1/2 in. (10.8 and 11.4cm.) diam., 6 in. (15.2cm.) high (3)

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