A CHINESE CIZHOU JAR YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368) baluster with rounded rim base painted in chocolate brown slip on a cream ground with a band of chrysanthemum and lotus flowerheads amidst leafy tendrils on a cross-hatched ground flanked by borders of spirals and foliate tendrils 25.5cm high large chip to base; together with another Cizhou jar later baluster painted with a band of lozenge shaped panels one with figures and an ox-drawn carriage one with a phoenix and one with a crane with spandrels of tightly-packed scrolls bordered by bands of larger spirals amid foliate tendrils 26.5cm high (2)