QIN or Early WESTERN HAN c.220 – 100 B.C. Han Pottery

A Qin (221 – 206 B.C.) or Early Western Han (Western Han 202 B.C. – A.D 6) Cocoon or Duck Egg Shaped Pottery Jar Yadan Hu c.220 – 100 B.C. The Bulbous Ovoid Body is Supported by a Gently Flared Foot, the Waisted Neck is Topped by a Protruding Rim.

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Condition
Very good, no damage.
Size
Height : 30.7 cm (14 1/2 inches).
Provenance
N/A
Stock number
21723

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Information

For a similar Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 B.C.) pottery jar of this type with unusual decoration see : A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, Vol. 1. Early Wares : Prehistoric to Tenth Century (Liu liang-yu, Aries Gemini Publishing Ltd, 1991.ISBN 957-9259-01-1) page 86.
For two similar Han Yadan Hu see : The Spirit of Han, Ceramics for the After-Life (Edited by Aileen Lau, Southeast Asian Ceramic Society, 1991) pages 72.
Also see stock number 21724.