This type of alkaline-glazed pottery, intended for storage of food stuffs or drinking water. The distinctive silvery iridescence offset by the turquoise glaze only adds to their decorative appeal.. Three similar turquoise-glazed jars have been found in a tomb at Lotus Peak on the outskirts of Fuzhou, China, dedicated to one Liu Hua, who died in A.D. 930,
Original height 54cms
Private collection. Sold by Oriental Art Auctions, Hattemerbroek, Netherlands.