MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

A similar reticulated fahua jar, applied with a scene of horsemen and attendants within a fantastical landscape closely related to the present lot, but with a wider neck and high foot ring, is illustrated by J. Harrison-Hall in Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, no. 13:22. The author notes that this type of fahua ware, made from beige stoneware fired at low temperatures, was made in Shanxi province, in contrast to high-fired white porcelain fahua pieces made in Jiangxi province. She also notes that a jar almost identical to the British Museum example was excavated from a Ming tomb in the eastern suburbs of Luojiazhuang, Changzhi City, Shanxi province, and is now in the Changzhi City Museum.