Han Dynasty, Antique Chinese Pottery Jar

Chinese pottery granary jar, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: heigh...

Chinese green glazed pottery jar in globular form with plain decoration. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period ...

Chinese green glazed pottery jar. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han...

Chinese pottery brown glazed granary jar, with cylindrical shape, decorated with bands of incised lines, and supported by three legs in the shape of bears. Age: China, Han Dynasty...

A pair of Chinese green glazed pottery jars. Lead glaze with copper is the main colorant used in Han period to produce green glaze. Greenware became popular during the Eastern Han...

A pair of Chinese green glazed pottery granary jars with bear-shaped legs. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: Height 27.7 - 28.2 C.M. / Width 18.7 - 19.5 C.M. Co...

A classic Chinese Han Dynasty "cocoon jar" of high fired burnished gray pottery, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 9 AD), China. The jar of typical form, w...

An attractive group of three high fired gray pottery models of granaries, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) style, and most likely of the period, China. The granary models of varying cy...

Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Fighting Dog. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), terracotta dogs were placed at a grave site in order to protec...

A striking Chinese Neolithic to Bronze Age burnished red pottery double handled saddle mouth storage jar, Siwa Culture (circa 1500 to 1100 BC), modern day Gansu Province, China. ...

It's a wonderful moon jar. It is a rare size that is suitable for the alcove of a Japanese tea room. It is shaped at once without connecting the uppe...

This is a white porcelain jar from the mid-Joseon period, also known as a "Talhunari" or "moon jar". During the Joseon Dynasty, which was strongly influenced by Confucianism, the purity of white porcelain was particularly prized in its artistic expression due to its Confucian sensitivity. The defining characteristic of white porcelain during this period was its pure white color, but there were many subtle variations in the white hues, with some being classified as milky white, snowy white, ashen white, and bluish white. The term "Talhunari" means "moon jar" in Korean, and it refers to the large, round shape of the jar, resembling a full moon. It was named by Kim Whanki, a representative abstract painter of Korea. The soft, curving lines and sturdy body that seems to embrace the full moon give the jar both power and tranquility. This type of jar was produced in large quantities during the 17th century. The white of the moon jar is not the pure white of early Joseon porcelain...