Description:

China, Warring States Period, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a large, intact, beautiful greyware pottery jar that would have been made to be placed in a tomb and modeled off of a bronze design. The base is flat, with the impression of the sand grains still visible that it would have sat upon during the firing process; the body is well shaped, probably hand-formed or made with the use of a simple wheel, and has a short neck with no pronounced rim. The body of the jar is decorated with a fine pattern that scholars looking at similar pieces have described as "cord marked", as if made to be an impression of a basket surface or even made by pressing woven textiles against the surface. These greyware jars were probably "bargain" funeral wares, made as an inexpensive alternative to the metal vessels used in more elaborate and wealthy burials. However, the form and style of this piece suggests a skilled potter. Size: 9" W x 9.5" H (22.9 cm x 24.1 cm).

Provenance: Ex-Private Tsatsos collection, Chicago, IL

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#112978

  • Condition: Intact and excellent, with only slight wear to the surface.

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