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Northern White-ware Zhadou
Song - Jin Dynasty 960 - 1279 A.D., China
Height: 13.5 cm
A globular jar sitting on a slightly flaired foot with a large funnel shaped mouth that straightens just at the rim. It has a white stoneware body that is covered with a translucent glaze that pools to an ivory color. The glaze stops just short of the foot, which is left unglazed underneath.
This form was used as a waste vessel in a dinner service.
Provenance:
From a private American collection
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