Description:

East Asia, China, Song to Yuan Dynasty, ca. late 13th to mid-14th century CE. A hollow pottery mercury jar with a petite base, a gradually widening body, a rounded shoulder, and a miniscule raised spout rim. Vessels like this example were kept within storehouses and were used to store rice wine; despite their name, they were not used for transporting mercury. Size: 4.25" in diameter x 7.375" H (10.8 cm x 18.7 cm)

Provenance: ex-Ashland University Museum, Ashland, Ohio, USA

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#165469

  • Condition: Some small chips to base. Minor nicks and abraded areas throughout, commensurate with age. Stable hairline surface fissures to body. Otherwise, very nice with lovely earthen deposits and mineral encrustations.

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