Chinese Wine Storage Jar

Black gloss with a frilled mouth and a rim of pale dashes around the middle.

This glazed pottery wine storage jar from Shanxi is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the early 19th century. Storage jars of this kind were generally made with a wide shoulder and a narrower neck, a form that suits sealing and pouring. Jar with a dark shiny upper half, a scalloped neck rim and a band of unglazed tan below. A broken line of pale drips and dashes circles the dark glaze near its lower edge. It is 12 inches high and 10.5 in diameter.

Fancy at the lip, rustic at the foot.