AN UNUSUAL CHINESE FACETED JAR WITH A JUN-STYLE GLAZE

19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SHIWAN WARE

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AN UNUSUAL CHINESE FACETED JAR WITH A JUN-STYLE GLAZE
19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY SHIWAN WARE
The cylindrical neck with two mask and loop handles above the faceted square body, all under an opaque bluish glaze in imitation of Jun ware, the underside with an apocryphal incised Xuanhe two-character mark
4 5/8 in. (11.9 cm.) high

Provenance

Probably purchased by William James from Myers, May 1885 for £5.

Literature

William James, Inventory, WDMS. 3263, 1882- 1904, `138 `small claire de lune' 2-handled vase', Myers .... May 1885.....£5'.

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Lot Essay

Xuanhe was the last era of the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song dynasty (r.1100-1126). For a discussion on Xuanhe marks, see Stacey Pierson, `Authentic Ceramics with Fake Reign Marks: Characterizing Xuanhe Nian Zhi Wares of the Qing Dynasty', Orientations, November/December 2015, vol. 46, no. 8.

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