Chinese Storage Vessel / Planter

Rust at the shoulder, honey at the waist, and dust at the foot.

This storage vessel or planter comes from Guangdong Province, China, and dates to the early 20th century, in glazed pottery. Potters in the region supplied great numbers of such jars for households along the southern coast, where they kept rice, water and preserved foods safe from damp and pests. The glaze moves from dark rust to a honey brown, then thins to a dry tan toward the base. A wide rolled rim stays pale and unglazed. Thirty-three inches high and forty-one across.

It was built for rice and water. It has no objection to a lemon tree.