A large S.E. Asian brown-glazed Martaban storage jar, 19th century the sides decorated with a frieze of floral medallions above wavy bands and set on the shoulders with six lug handles 28.94 in. high
- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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Chinese ceramics, item type