Jar (Hu)

100 BCE–100 CE Diameter: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.); Overall: 45.7 cm (18 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.370

This superb Han dynasty jar has a robust shape imitating that of the bronze (hu) and is covered with a thin brownish-green glaze. The introduction of glazing—which provided an impervious coating to a clay body—marked a technological breakthrough in Chinese ceramic history. Hig...

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