A LARGE CHINESE SUI WHITE WARE JAR SUI DYNASTY (581-618) OR EARLY TANG DYNASTY (618-907), 6TH/7TH CENTURY

A LARGE CHINESE SUI WHITE WARE JAR

SUI DYNASTY (581-618) OR EARLY TANG DYNASTY (618-907), 6TH/7TH CENTURY

The large globular white stoneware jar with a high flat foot, four loupe lug-handles attached to the neck and shoulder, covered in an pale glaze with dense even crackle, pooling slightly green in the crevasses. Unglazed mouth. Together with an old Japanese wooden box.

26cm high, 21cm diameter

Condition:

Condition: Some very small areas of glaze loss around the body. Otherwise no faults or damage.

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