Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1500 - 1644; Classification(s): stoneware, jar, throwing, stoneware, thrown and turned, white slip, painted in iron-black under yellowish glaze; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991. [C.625-1991]
Description: Jar. Grey stoneware, thrown and turned, covered in white slip, and painted in iron-black under yellowish glaze. The jar has flattened, sloping shoulders, and a large, open neck with everted mouth rim. The rounded body tapers into a low foot, and has a slightly recessed, flat base. The slip and glaze stop short of the footrim. The iron-black decoration consists of two lozenge-shaped panels on a background of spirals, squiggles, and chrysanthemums with spiralling centres. One panel depicts two people standing facing each other wearing robes, and the other panel depicts a single person. The border covering the shoulders is decorated with chrysanthemums with spiralling centres and squiggles.
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