A SANCAI JAR, LATE MING DYNASTY TO EARLY QING DYNASTY China, early 17^th to early 18^th century. The ceramic vase of baluster form, decorated with mythical beast masks and bands of leaves in high relief, incised lotuses, with four looped handles to the neck. Covered overall in a sancai glaze of emerald-green and tones of ochre, with intentional crackling. The foot rim and bottom partly left unglazed to reveal the buff ware.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Good condition, signs of wear and weathering mostly to the glaze, minor nicks and shallow scratches, traces of use, smaller losses here and there, firing cracks and other imperfections, a small hole drilled for the thermoluminescence test on the bottom.
Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by QED Laboratoire, Marseille, France, on 4 April 2021, based on sample number QED2113/FC-0202, sets the firing date of the sample taken at 300-400 years ago. A copy of the report, issued by QED Laboratoire, accompanies this lot.

Weight: 3042 g
Dimensions: Height 33.5 cm. Diameter 22 cm

明末清初四繫三彩罐
中國，十七世紀初至十八世紀初。口微侈，四繫陶罐，飾有獸面紋具和卷葉花卉紋。整體覆蓋著翠綠色和赭色的三彩釉，釉面開片。足緣及足底部分未上釉，露淺黃色胎。

來源：法國古玩市場。
品相：狀況良好，釉料有磨損和風化跡象，輕微劃痕，使用痕跡，各處小缺損，燒裂瑕疵，底部鑽了一個小孔用於熱釋光測試。
科學檢測報告：法國馬賽QED 實驗室熱釋光檢測報告，2021年4月4日，取樣號 QED2113/FC-0202，檢測結果爲300-400年前製作。隨附報告副本。

重量：3042 克
尺寸：高33.5 厘米，直徑22 厘米