Stemmed bulbous jar with floral design, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century. Artist: Unknown

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Stemmed bulbous jar with floral design, Southern Song dynasty, 13th century. A small stemmed bulbous jar from Hengshan kiln, Hunan province, the body of purplish-brown clay, the neck, lip and interior covered with dark yellowish-green glaze. The central section is painted with two sprays of lotus in green and brown on a thin greyish slip. The stemmed foot and bottom section are unglazed, but have a purplish brown slip.

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Size: 2192px × 2855px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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