kärl, skål, jar, lid, vessel

This porcelain jar is paired with a lid. The jar has an upright lip; the round body bulges at the shoulder, then constricts toward the base in an almost straight line with another bulge at the lower part of the body. The foot slightly undercuts the body. The shoulders are decorated with a grass or leaf design painted in underglaze cobalt blue of a light tone. The surface of the jar is covered with a bluish tinged glaze which is partly crackled. Only the upper surface of the lip is unglazed. The crackled areas are stained, probably from the foodstuffs that were originally kept inside the jar and seeped through the cracks. The footrim bears traces of kiln sand and grit.
The lid is flat at the top and slopes from the shoulder down to the edge in a straight line. A vertical flange on the inside keeps the lid in place. The exterior surface has a decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and is coated with a bluish tinged glaze. The edge and interior surface of the lid are unglazed. The surface has an overall dull, greyish appearance which differs from that of the jar.
This jar probably served as an everyday container for condiments such as pickled foodstuffs or sauces.
There is an unglaze patch on one side of the jar, possibly caused by an object that stuck to the glazed surface by accident.