The first, an olive green-glazed jar is applied on the shoulder with four loop handles, Sui dynasty (AD 581-618); the second, a small pottery jar is molded on the high shoulder with a spray of flowers, Ming dynasty (AD 1368-1644); the third, a small waterpot of compressed globular form, is covered overall with a greyish-white crackled glaze, 17th century.
5¾ in. (14.1 cm.) high; 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high; 2½ in. (6 cm.) across

Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.

First:
New York, Columbia University Lowe Memorial Library, The Columbia University Exhibition of 3000 Years of the Ceramic Art and Ancient Sculpture of China from the Sackler Collections, 11 November 1962-18 January 1963.
Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 3500 Years of Chinese Art: Ceramics from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 9 July-31 October 1987.

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