A CELADON GLAZED DRUM-FORM JAR

A CELADON GLAZED DRUM-FORM JAR
Qianlong seal mark and of the period
Of cylindrical form bulging at the middle, the circular mouth surrounded by a broad overhanging lip, the top and base each encircled with a raised band decorated with a row of raised bosses, the sides set with a pair of opposing monster mask and mock ring handles, covered overall with a soft blue-green glaze thinning to white over the raised decoration, the glaze wiped to leave an unglazed ring encircling the countersunk base centered with the underglaze-blue six-character seal mark.
6 1/2in (16.5cm) high