Cizhou-type Jar and Cover, Yuan Dynasty (1260 to 1368 China)

13.50cm high    (  5.31 inches high)

For a larger related jar see: Ceramic Finds from Henan, Jointly by University Museum and Art Gallery & Henan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, 1997, No.89

the lid has a small repair

The unusual jar of small size with original cover is decorated with plants, figures and a landscape delineated in black and filled with brown pigment against a white ground.

ref. 4923