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2008. (NM155) One Vase. Ovoid shape; broad throat with flaring mouth; two pierced handles on side decorated with incised designs. Tang. Chinese.

[[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1393 [[checkmark]]

Heavy terra-cotta colored paste, coarsely modeled.
Brown under-glaze inside and outside of throat; olive-green overflowing glaze within neck and on shoulder; finely crackled.
Lower half of body unglazed.
Around neck two bands of incised wave design under the glaze. On one side of shoulder an incised cross. Outer rim shows small area chipped off.
Deep basal ring.
Height, 9 1/2".

Purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York, Voucher No. 38, March 1910. 35.00 [[checkmark]]

2009. (NM394) One flower Vase. Ovoid shape; two strongly modeled looped handles on shoulder, low circular mouth and neck. Tang. Chinese.

[[stamp]] SMITHSONIAN. [[/stamp]] 1394  [[checkmark]] 

Heavy, hard terra-cotta paste; coarsely modeled. olive-colored over-glaze splashed with pale gray-blue; crackled. The lower half has on one side an area of thin, brown-metallic glaze reaching the foot and appearing in traces on base.
Height, 9 3/4".

Purchased from Yamanaka & Company, New York, Voucher No. 38, March 1910.  60.00 [[checkmark]]

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