Chinese Western to Eastern Jin dynasty (ca. 4th century) Yue ware dish-mouth vase (pan kou hu) with wide shoulders tapering to a flat, slightly concave unglazed base. Two double-strand lug handles are at the top of the shoulder connecting to the bottom of the short neck. It is covered in a thin, light buff-celadon colored glaze that extends down toward the unglazed base. The glaze becomes more buff-tan in coloration in a patch on one shoulder and in some areas of the neck and mouth. 11" high. Very good overall condition. There is one small rim chip and some degradation and losses to the thin glaze at the dish-shaped mouth and a few areas on the body. A similar form is color illustrated on page 537 (plate 10.1) of the Yale publication "Chinese Ceramics: From the Paleolithic Period Through the Qing Dynasty." From an Arizona collection. Purchased from a California gallery in the 1990s.