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Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Pottery Mercury Jar
Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Pottery Mercury Jar
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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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Chinese Song / Yuan Dynasty Pottery Mercury Jar

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