Pair of Qingbai Funerary Vases with Daoist figures, Southern Song Dynasty

Large sculptural ceramic works covered in a thick milky greyish-white glaze, showing fine crackle and natural burial traces accumulated over time. The upper section is formed by a tiered cylindrical shaft rising into a conical finial, creating a strong vertical structure. A dragon coils around the central body in high relief, while a ring of hooded standing figures is arranged in the round around the lower section. The glaze subtly shifts between milky white, pale green, and soft ivory tones.

Period : Southern Song Dynasty(12-14th century)
Type : Tomb Jar
Medium : Porcelain with transparent pale-blue (qingbai) glaze
Dimension : 43 cm(Height), 12cm(Diameter), 7cm(Mouth Diameter)
Condition : Good
Provenance : Acquired in late 1990s from Hongkong
Reference :
1) Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art - Accession Number F1904.321
https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/collections/search/edanmdm:fsg_F1904.321/
2) Art Gallery of South Australia - Accession number 20131C71
https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/collection-publications/collection/works/funerary-vase-with-daoist-figures/67084/