Funerary jar for grain offerings, Qingbai ware, 1250-1350, Song-Yuan dynasties, Chinese. Height: 63.5 cm. C.225&A-1912. © V&A Images.

Tall jar: a short body with curved sides, a very tall neck, with applied figures and a domed cover. It is roughly potted and decorated with applied moulded decoration. It is roughly glazed with a green-tinted glaze except for the foot and the base. It has a bird finial and a dragon around its shoulder. In addition it features a sun god figure, along with star gods and cranes, and a band of human figures beneath.