A 12thC CHINESE CELADON GLAZE EARTHENWARE POT / JAR SUNG SONG STYLE VASE SIGNED

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I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A GENUINE ANCIENT 12th CENTURY SUNG or SONG DYNASTY EARTHENWARE JAR. SHE IS CRUDELY MADE WITH DARK BLUE LIGHTLY APPLIED UNDERGLAZE PATTERNS. THERE IS A ROUGH UNGLAZED AREA CIRCLING THE WHOLE JAR AT THE TOP WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE INCISED MARKS PERHAPS A SIGNATURE IN ONE AREA (see pic 4) THE GLAZE IS A BLUE GREY CELADON TYPE SHADE. THE BASE IS GLAZED BUT THE FOOT RIM IS NOT. THE FOOT RIM IS VERY ROUGH. THERE ARE SIGNS OF IRON OXIDISATION TO THE BASE AREA. THERE IS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THIS JAR JUST LARGE KILN MARKS AND INCLUSIONS EXPECTED WITH SUCH AN EARLY PIECE. SHE MEASURES APPRX: 6" INCHES or 15cm TALL x 6" INCHES or 15cm WIDE. (at widest point). SHE IS VERY HEAVY FOR HER SIZE WEIGHT UNPACKED: 0.940KG. !! A LOVELY PIECE !! UK POSTAGE £7.50 EUROPE AIRMAIL £ 11.00 REST OF WORD AIRMAIL £20.00 AS WITH ALL OF MY LISTINGS THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS FINE PIECE SO: !!! !!!