Jar
Chinese
Description
Subject Matter:
This brown stoneware guan (罐, storage jar) imitates the shape and green color of bronze forms. The two lug handles were probably used to tie down and secure a lid. These types of jars were made in abundance as funerary storage vessels to supply for the afterlife and have been found in the tombs of both middle and elite classes of Han citizens.
Physical Description:
This brown stoneware jar on a flat base has a bulbous body and narrow mouth with wide flattened rim. Appliqué bowstring bands wind around the body, and two animal mask lug handles are on opposing shoulders. The upper half is covered in a gray-green ash glaze.
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