Chinese Ceramic Pickle Jar

Smooth, brown, and perfectly content to be a good jar.

This pickle jar was made in China in pottery. The record gives no date. Wide, low jars like this are commonly used for pickled vegetables and other stored foods. The body is rounded and smooth with faint throwing rings, and a short neck ends in a modest rolled rim. The glaze is an even, warm brown with a soft sheen and a darker tone near the base. No ornament, just good proportions.

About nine inches tall and seventeen wide. Minimal, round, and unfussy.