13th century
Molded with six bracket-lobes rising from the high ring foot to the wide mouth with flared rim also molded with six bracket-lobes around the lip, the straight neck applied with a pair of mock ring handles, covered with a lustrous pale green glaze continuing over the concave rounded base, the flat knife-pared foot rim left unglazed and the exposed stoneware burnt reddish brown at the margins.
H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Gerhard Mennen Williams (1911-1988) acquired object in the Philippines while serving as U.S. Ambassador in 1968-1969. Collection of G. Mennem Williams, Gross Pointe Farms, MI (1968/69-1988) Collection of Mrs. G. Mennem Williams (1988-2000) J.J. Lally & Co., New York (2000-2009) Mrs. Arthur K. Solomon, Cambridge MA (2009), purchased from J.J. Lally & Co. (2009) Gift to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard Art Museum (2009)
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12th-13th centuryChinese