This superb and impressive early blue & white vessel was made during the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1279 - 1368), most likely by one of the kilns at Yuxi county in Yunnan province, one of the first places in the world where blue & white ware was produced.

The design in underglaze cobalt blue is extremely interesting. Around the shoulder are four panels each with a person engaged in different activities apparently in a garden. Between these panels are flower blossoms and leaves. The middle of the jar is decorated with four panels each contain two ladies engaged in various leisurely pursuits. The lower section of the jar is decorated with elaborate lotus leaves patterns.

As with many of our finer items, we have had this vessel tested by Oxford Authentications, the only testers of ancient pottery accepted by all major dealers, auction houses and museums worldwide, and the Thermoluminescence Analysis Report that will accompany this item is shown with our pictures below; this confirms the date of manufacture as "between 600 and 1000 years ago".

Height 25.5 cm, diameter 29.5 cm. There are firing cracks to the base and base edge but no repair or restoration. A superb vessel in excellent condition.

An alternative to spending £500,000 upwards for a similar sized Yuan jar from the Jingdezehn kilns!

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