19th century, large globular body with tall cylindrical neck covered in a deep red oxblood glaze graduating to a rich strawberry and fading to white at the rim, underside with rough foot rim.

15 in.

Collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Leonard Woodcock

From the collection of Ambassador and Mrs. Leonard Woodcock. They lived in China from 1977 to 1981 and continued to visit frequently until 1996. Ambassador Woodcock negotiated normalization between the United States and China with leader Deng Xiaoping, and was then selected to be the first U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.

Some light nicks to rim; foot rim with larger nicks and chips to rough edges.