A PAIR OF 'JIZHOU'-TYPE 'TORTOISESHELL' VASES SOUTHERN SONG - YUAN DYNASTY

each of baluster form rising from a slightly splayed foot to a slender waisted neck and flared mouth, covered with a lustrous persimmon glaze with tan spots over swathes dappled with dark brown, the glaze stopping above the base to reveal the brown clay body (2)

Collection of Benjamin Shepps, Florida (according to label).
Weisbrod Chinese Art, New York.

One vase with a small chip to the underside with an associated short crack, a shallow chip and an approx .5 cm section of fritting to the rim. Both cleaned, the surface is a bit dry and with wear and scattered small areas of glaze loss to the surface consistent with age, type and use.
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