Chinese Lg. Mustard Color Water Storage Vessel

The title says mustard. Olive might like a word.

This large mustard color water storage vessel comes from Guangdong Province, China, and dates to the early 20th century. It is glazed pottery. Before piped water, a southern Chinese household or shop might keep its supply in jars of this size, drawing from them through the day. The glaze sits flat and even over a body that tapers hard to a small foot, darkening at the edges. A broad, pale, unglazed rim sits on top like a collar. Thirty-three inches high and 42 in diameter.

Modern plumbing is far less photogenic.