Small Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty Glazed Pottery Jar

This pottery jar of "hu" form was made during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25 - 220) and comes from Shaanxi province in the northwest of China. It is made from a reddish pottery and has simple incised decorative bands surrounding the jar at its shoulder. The whole surface, including the base and inner mouth, is coated in a thin yellowish-brown glaze. The flat base has marks where the jar was removed from the potter's wheel with a pieces of string or wire.

A small example of its type: height 14 cm (5.5 inches). Good overall condition: some surface wear and minor chips to the base edge, but no restoration or repair.  

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