Lot 5
  • 5

A Chinese brown-glazed stoneware Mataban jar, 17th century

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • stoneware
the baluster body moulded in high relief with dragons and set at the shoulder with lug handles and a seal mark reading Liyudian zao, covered overall in a light brown glaze,

Condition

The jar is in good condition with the exception of loss to the glaze around the edge of the rim, a 1cm., glaze flake to the body and minor glaze firing imperfections.
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