A RARE SMALL COPPER-RED-DECORATED JAR
YUAN DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY
The globular jar is decorated with chrysanthemum scroll between a lappet band above the foot and a band of classic scroll on the neck.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box
Lot Essay
Two similar jars decorated in underglaze blue are illustrated in Jingdezhen Wares, The Yuan Evolution, Hong Kong, 1984, p. 136, nos. 115 and 116.