This is an authentic example of an ancient Chinese Buddhist lotus Offering pot with applied Zodiac symbols and Buddhas or Bodhisattvas on sides and a lotus bud finial a top the trigram incised cover. It dates to the 13th century, Yuan dynasty. It remains in remarkable condition for its great age.

This rare and interesting pottery jar had been excavated from a Buddhist site in Yunnan province back in the 1990s.

This jar is quite heavily-potted and the pottery is particularly brown colored with traces of original gray and white flaking pigments on both the jar and cover. The wall is decorated with applied strips of clay to form the Holy figures. The cover is also particularly elaborate with an incised trigram. Remnants of an original Chinese red export wax seal are still visible on the bottom of the cover.

Dimensions: Height 9.5 inches. The jar itself has no restoration or repair. A nice example of Yunnan Buddhist pottery in very good, as found condition.

This jar is from our own collection of Buddhist vessels from Yunnan that we had collected fifteen years ago and not previously offered for sale.

Provenance: our own private collection acquired 15 years ago.

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee.

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. The president personally travels to Japan and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs.