Cocoon Jar

Chinese pottery cocoon jar incised with bands design. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Chinese pottery cocoon jar incised with bands design. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Chinese pottery cocoon jar incised with bands design. Cocoon jar sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", was used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Chinese pottery cocoon jar incised with bands design. Cocoon jar sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", was used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

An ancient Chinese pottery 'cocoon' jar, produced within the Han Dynasty period, so-called for its semblance to a silkworm cocoon, with vertical incised lines surrounding the body, r...

The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Chinese painted pottery cocoon jar with original pigments remaining. The cocoon jar is sometimes called a "duck-egg jar", used as a wine vessel during Han Dynasty.

Cocoon jars got their name from their unique shape, like the cocoon of a silkworm.

Rare Han dynasty silk worm cocoon shape tomb jar. Geometric pattern with incised bands.

A Chinese pottery Cocoon jar, Han Dynasty Dimensions: 12.25 x 13 x 8.5 inches (31.1 x 33.0 x 21.6 cm) This painted earthenware likely was a funerary offering in a Han Dynasty tomb, ...

group of three pottery jars ,cocoon jar(11.5/L x 10/H x 7.5/D) tripod jar(12/Hx 7/C) amphora jar(12/H x 12/L x 9/D)

This terra cotta cocoon jar is from the Han dynasty (220–280 AD) period.

A grey-pottery cocoon jar with stripe pattern, Lucite base, Chinese Han Dynasty.

Han dynasty cocoon jar

Archaic looking pair of Studio Pottery lamps inspired by Han dynasty cocoon jars. Not sure how they were produced but they were made using slabs which just blows my mind since they a...

This rare terracotta cocoon jar with uncommon incised bands was made in China during the Western Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 9 A.D.).

This rare terracotta cocoon jar is an impressive testimony of the Chinese Han dynasty wealth.

An ancient Chinese Han dynasty cocoon jar or oil jar named because of its iconic natural looking elongated cocoon style shape, It is in fine condition with beautiful original remnant...

Clay and polychrome cocoon vase, Han Dynasty (206-BC-220 AD), China. The earthward depicts polychromatic swirling clouds representing the Heavens. This illustrative decor became p...

The distinctive, plump ovoid form of this jar imitates the silkworm’s cocoon. The drifting cloud-scroll (yunwen) motif, which flanks a central vertical panel of diamond-shaped lozeng...

A symbol good luck, the cocoon jar is a distinctive and Classic form. Its voluminous body is adorned with incised vertical rings and remnants of scrolling designs with swirling heave...

Large Pair of Highly Unusual Massive, Melon Form Han Dynasty Cocoon Jars, Beautifully Decorated in Chartreuse Spiraling Forms with Overlay of White and Carmine Bands.

Hand Painted Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) Cocoon Jar in Unusual Subtle Graphite and Grey Tones with Floral Ends with Banded Panels and Scrolling Motifs.

The jar's form is that of a silk worm cocoon. Important American collection.

This cocoon jar would have held water and could have also been buried in the ground to hear oncoming armies approaching.

A MASSIVE COMPANION PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED GRAY POTTERY COCOON JARS. Each with a slightly waisted, ribbed neck and everted mouth all over a stout oviform body painted with swirling...

Cocoon style jar beautifully painted with cloud design.

Chinese grey pottery cocoon-shaped vessel in the form of a silk worm cocoon. Silk, an extravagance in daily life, was in this form emblematic of Life lived with abundance. Earthenwar...

Black clay pottery with incisions running vertically in a circular pattern. Small remnants of pigment. Quite large in size for this style of pottery. Has excellent power emitted from...

16.5 inches wide and 15.5 inches high. ORIGINAL PIGMENTS.
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A ROBUST COMPANION PAIR OF CHINESE PAINTED GRAY POTTERY COCOON JARS NOW MOUNTED AS LAMPS. Each portly vessel with slightly waisted, ribbed neck and everted mouth all over a stout ov...

A fine pair of Han Dynasty cocoon jars (206 BC-220 AD) distinguished by its cold-painted colors of red, white and pink on a dark clay body.

Hailing from the Ming period in 16/17th century, this monumental bronze vase is a fine example of the auspicious decor and markings unique to Chinese furnishings. The vase is cast wi...

Han earthenware celedon glazed hill jar The hill jar represents the five sacred mountains which is the path between the earth and Paradise. The mountains are filled with animals tha...

Frontal view of black pottery Amphora with two handles and mouth with two angular spouts. Round metal decoration applied around the body and handles. Original patina with natural min...

The modelled animal figures and landscapes of this piece represent the Daoist ideology of the Han dynasty. The mountain-shaped lid refers to the sacred dwellings of the immortals, th...

A fine and rare Japanese ao-oribe glazed minoyaki stoneware dish, late Momoyama or early Edo period, 17th century, Japan. The circular dish of wheel thrown stoneware, glazed in the ...