Oriental small vase or jarlet

[carlyoung]

Hi there

I have this little jar or small vase , approx. 3.5 inch tall , Modern studio piece? or something older?

Thanks

[carlyoung]

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[peterp]

Not sure what you have. Looks as if it had some age, though.
The shape is not something the mainstream Chinese kilns did make, I think. The neck usually does not look like this, unless this is something made in a lesser kiln. I would be interested to learn where this was made. The gray color of the unglazed clay also seems a bit unusual.

[carlyoung]

Thanks Peter

It has been puzzling me for a while to be honest , Any additional Images of info just let me know .

[LotsaStuff]

There is a jar identical to yours on Etsy. If you drop your photo into Google image search, it should pull up the jar. (Unless the jar on Etsy is your jar?)

[carlyoung]

Hi there Lotsa

Yes the item that was on Etsy was my jar , I was informed that is was a studio pottery piece maybe 1970's , But that somehow never satisfied my curiosity about this piece so I decided to de-list it off the Etsy site while I find out more about it.

Best case scenario is that I find out it is an older piece and I can keep for my Chinese collection , worst case scenario I find out it actually is a studio piece circa 20th century and I put it up for sale again.

Do you know anything about it?

[LotsaStuff]

Hi Carly,
I know nothing, but agree that it does have the feel of a studio piece. It reminded me of some pieces a friend made during the '70s. He was a professional potter, and the color scheme and potting remind me quite a bit of his work. Sorry that I cannot be of more help. I was hoping that perhaps the Etsy description would be a direction in which to travel with this. I do think you are on the right track. Have you tried contacting Leach? Sometimes archives of work are kept. Good luck with your search.

[carlyoung]

Thanks Lotsa

Will maybe have to end up accepting it as a studio piece tbh