Petite jarre couverte en ceramique Qingbai Dynastie Song

reprenant la forme d'une fleur de lotus aux pétales suggérés en léger relief sur le pourtour extérieur, le couvercle légèrement bombé orné d'une fleurette et d'une petite prise tubulaire

Osaka collection since the 1990s.
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo.

Jar and cover are in overall very good condition. There is very minor wear to the glaze on the raised parts of the cover and along the rim of the cover, as well as to the raised parts of the lotus petals around the sides of the jar. There are scattered frits to the unglazed inside rim of the cover. The colour of the translucent glaze is a beautiful light turquoise tone.
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