TWO YUEYAO STONEWARE JARS

Han dynasty

Han dynasty
Each of similar ovoid shape, the upper body encircled by three raised grooved ribs, separating two bands of incised zoomorphic motifs, interrupted by a pair of loop handles suspending fixed rings, covered with a olive-green glaze, the unglazed lower buff-colored body burnt reddish in the firing; one with a broad flat rim encircling the mouth; the other surmounted by a cylindrical neck and flaring rim, unglazed on the outside and decorated with incised wave bands.
The taller 17 1/4in (43.8cm) high (2).

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Provenance:
Ruth and Richard Dickes
One acquired in New York City, 9 November 2002