Pear-Shaped Vase [Ch200]
Han Dynasty, 1st century BC – 1st century AD
Earthenware with a brown glaze (H. 43 cm)
The Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) was a crucial period in the development of Chinese ceramics. High quality pottery was made in large [...]
Hill Jar and Cover [Ch201]
Han Dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD
Earthenware with a green glaze (D. 20 cm)
The ‘Hill Jar’ is a distinctive type of Han dynasty tomb pottery. It is named after the peaks on the lid, which represent the sacred [...]
Zhadou [Ch202]
Proto-Yue Ware, Zhejiang Province; Six Dynasties Period, 4th-5th century
Stoneware with green glaze and iron-brown splashes (H. 6.8 cm)
Vessels of this form were probably used for discarding liquids, such as the dregs of tea, or as spittoons. The soft grey-green glaze is [...]