A two-component jar featuring ripped sidewalls and cap. With a shallow domed top and a rosette incised in depth relief in the top of the jar, all in an overall transparent pale green enamel.

The Song dynasty was culturally the most brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history. A time of great social and economic change, the period in large measure shaped the intellectual and political climate of China down to the twentieth century.

In English, “china” has become synonymous with dinnerware. Already in Song times China was a ceramics-exporting country.

Song kilns produced many kinds of cups, bowls, and plates, as well as boxes, ink slabs, and pillows (headrests). Techniques of decoration ranged from painting and carving to stamping and molding. Some kilns could produce as many as 20,000 objects a day for sale at home and abroad. Shards of Song porcelain have been found all over Asia.

CONDITION: Good condition. There is some wear and tear, but overall the box is completely intact. The item has been described to the best of our knowledge. If you have any questions, please refer to the photographs and send an email.