Chinese Han Style Vessel

Pale and broad-shouldered, with a lip like a collar and a body like a pear.

This Han style vessel was made in Hebei Province, China, in pottery in the 20th century. Han dynasty vessels of this form were commonly made for storage and tomb use, and later copies follow the shape. A wide flared mouth rises from a narrow neck onto a rounded body. Faint molded lines circle the shoulder, and a short foot supports it. The surface is a soft ashy gray, flaking in places to buff and pink.

About 13 inches tall. A shape that has not needed improving for two thousand years.