A set of three Chinese blue and white Hatcher cargo type mustard jars and covers, Transitional period

Together with a Japanese Arita example, ca. 1700.

Please note that these are not actual shipwreck recoveries, but of a similar type as the ones found in the famous Hatcher cargo.

H.: 15 cm (the tallest of the three Hatcher cargo jars)
H.: 12 cm (the Japanese jar)

Condition: (UV-checked)
- The smallest of the Chinese mustard jars: The cover in good condition, some burst glaze bubbles on the outer rim. The jar with retouched fritting on the handle, the handle restuck and the breaks retouched. The jar itself with a gently retouched C-shaped hairline in the body of ca. 10 cm.
- The middle-sized one of the Chinese mustard jars: The cover with a chip to the finial and a small one near the drilled hole. The jar in good condition with typical fritting along the top rim and a slight tension line where the upper part of the handle meets the body.
- The largest one of the Chinese mustard jars: The cover with a vertical 1 cm hairline and a few very small superficial glaze imperfections and baking flaws. The jar with some typical fritting along the top rim. The handle with some touched-up fritting and a few superficial glaze lines.
- The Japanese mustard jar in very good condition, with small chips on the unglazed footrim. The cover with some superficial crazing.