Warring States (475 BC-AD 220) Dynasty Pottery Jar (Guan)

东周/战国炻器随葬粮罐的绝佳范例。这是一个手工雕刻有十字格子图案的中国墓罐。其他此类罐子的印章上有谷物、大米或织物的图像，象征着埋葬时放入瓮中的物品。该图案也与周代青铜器上使用的十字图案非常相似。这可能表明该罐子是仿照古代青铜器制作的，是原件的复制品，价值极高，无法埋葬。采用 80 年代或 90 年代风格的丝绸内衬盒子。

A very fine example of an Eastern Zhou / Warring states stoneware funerary grain jar. This is a Chinese burial piece that has been stamped by hand with a cross-hatched, lattice-work pattern. Other jars of this type displayed grain, rice or fabric patterned stamps that will have symbolised what was put in the urn during burial. With this type of pattern I would hazard that a stitched textile was used to press the design that we see (I have only seen this pattern on one other example from this period). Alternatively, the pattern is also remarkably similar to cross-hatched designs used on bronzes from the Zhou period. This could suggest that the jar was modelled on ancient bronzes as a replica for the real bronze object that will have been too precious to bury. Housed within a fitted silk lined box of an 80s or 90s style.

For similar sized jars with a fluted rim please see an example in the Met Museum (Accession #: 1986.97.2) and, 'an earthenware jar with impressed fabric decoration,' which sold at Bonhams in their Fine Art Sale (21/06/11).

The jar is in fantastic condition but note that there are two chips to the rim. Rather remarkable given its age.