Chinese Ceramic Wine Vessel

Black glaze pooled over a round body, with a raw clay foot showing underneath.

This glazed pottery wine vessel is from China, and dates to the 19th century. Wine has been made and drunk in China for thousands of years, and vessels for storing and serving it were produced in bronze, pottery and porcelain. Squat, rounded jar with a short flaring neck and a deep glossy black glaze that stops short of the base. Bare, grayish clay shows below the line. The glaze has small streaks and a few faint marks near the shoulder. It is 7 inches wide, 7 deep and 10.5 high.

Glossy where it counts and honestly rough underneath.