Artist name:
S. Chinese, provincial 1260-1368
Artwork title:
Martaban
Description: Large martaban (storage jar). T'ang shape with Yuan-type ears. South China provincial kilns. Yuan dynasty( 1260-1368) or Early Ming. Buff coloured body; flat, cord-cut base; flat mouth rim with everted rim under which are 6 evenly spaced, broad, flat, vertical ears. Emerald green lead glaze covers the interior and exterior but stops above the foot rim. The glaze is worn and discoloured but the original colour is clearly visible beneath the ears.
Artwork date(s): Yuan or early Ming
Artwork type: Eastern Collection
Medium: glazed ceramic
Measurements: H:450 Diam:140
Accession number: 518
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