White Wine Container

Food & Drink Pottery

Ceramic wine/water container from Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Vessels of this kind were very popular and often found on burial sites. The shaping is similar to bronze vessels of this period. It has a small neck, a wide shoulder area and a smooth rough bottom surface. The surface of the body was unglazed, but cold painted in different shades of light and dark grey and additionally, a little decorated.

Object ID
Han_002

Age
Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)

Material
Ceramics

Color
grey and white

Diameter
11.5 cm

Height
17.5 cm

Condition
Good

Price
on request

Description

Wine Container

This vessel, a wine container with a small neck is a grave find from Han Dynasty. The shaping is modeled similar to bronze vessels and completely painted in different shades of grey. That means it was firstly fired as ceramic under a „reduced atmosphere“ (oxygen deprivation), and afterwards cold painted. The vascular body shows minor traces of painting. The darker shoulder area and the lower part were also designed. The bottom side is rough and untreated. People of the Han Dynasty liked it to drink wine and enjoyed numerous types of wine as reported in old sources. [1] This piece is a good example also for other items which were recreated according to the household of a deceased one. (HV)

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[1] Kieser, Annette (2010): Die chinesische Kunst. Reclam Verlag. Stuttgart. 98