Chinese Storage Vessel / Planter

A pot big enough to plant something ambitious.

This storage vessel or planter was made of pottery in China in the 20th century. Wide glazed jars like this are commonly used for storing water, grain or pickled foods, and now often serve as planters. The body is a deep, wide bowl-shape with a dark brown-black glaze that pools and drips down the sides, where faint faceted throwing marks show through. An unglazed buff rim circles the mouth, and the base shows bare clay at the foot.

About 22 inches high by 29 across. Plant a lemon tree and let it get ideas.