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Any help identifying this large jar with two dragons wrapped around facing each other with a cloud? and pearl in the middle? it is 27 inches tall, 65 inches round in the widest spot. What I find most interesting is that when I photographed this , faces and images can be seen in the photographs that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Or perhaps it is a trick of the camera. Please, any help would be much appreciated. Thank You in advance.

The Hong Kong scholarly publication 'Arts of Asia' had an comprehensive article on Martaban jars found in the Philippines in its September-October 1992 issue. Unfortunately the issue is out of print, but you can order a photocopy of the article for $15 at the link below if you wish. The link also shows a small inset of the issue's cover with a photo of some of the Martabans discussed in the article.

http://www.artsofasianet.com/back_issues/back_issue.php?issue_code=1992_sep_oct

best regards,

Bill H.

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