A Chinese Phosphatic Brown-Glazed Splashed Stoneware JarTang DynastyThe ovoid body is covered with an olive-brown glaze that ends in an irregular line above the flat foot to expose the gray granular stoneware. It is decorated on the shoulder with three large splashes of blue phosphatic glaze. Height 10 1/4 inches. Provenance:The Jade Dragon; Ann Arbor, Michigan prior to 1990 Note:For a jar of this type with similar phosphatic blue splashes and of a similar size see, Christies Hong Kong 11 June 2021, lot 3124 (Realized price HKD 56,250); a larger jar with double strap handles, Christies New York 19 September 2013, lot 1271 (Realized price USD 50,000); and a smaller jar, Christies New York 13 September 2012, lot 1378 (Realized price USD 10,000).C Property from the Collection of Steven J. Harvis