Page 172 - The art of the Chinese potter By Hobson

PLATE XXX

Fig. i. Vase with ovoid body and short straight neck. Eight ribs

running vertically down the sides give it an octagonal appear-

ance ; and there are four pierced wing-shaped handles at the

junction of the neck and body. White porcelain. The ivory

white glaze, which forms in brownish " tears " in the lower

parts, stops short of the flat base.

This vase and those shown in Plate XXIX have character-

istics identical with those of the fragments of T'ang porcelain
found at Samarra (see p. 5 of Introduction) ; for this reason
they have been ascribed to the period. Previously this type
of ware had been regarded as probably of Sung date.

T'ang dynasty. H. 5- 25".
In the possession of Mr. F. N. Schiller.

Fig. 2. Jar with ovoid body, short neck, and wide mouth ; flat
base with bevelled edge. Porcelain with warm ivory white
glaze, thick and faintly crazed. The finish of this simple jar
and its beautiful lines are characteristic of the T'ang potter's

work.

T'ang dynasty. H. 4- 25".
In the possession of Mr. F. N. Schiller.