Cocoon Jar Chinese Han Dynasty Circa 200-100 B.C.

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Cocoon Jar Chinese Han Dynasty Circa 200-100 B.C.:
$795.00

Han Dynasty Cocoon JarRare Authentic Chinese Han Dynasty Cocoon Jar Circa 200-100 B.C.
This handsome jar would have served as a mortuary object placed in a tomb as a substitute for the more valuable bronze and lacquer vessels used in daily life. Along with a variety of other funerary earthenware objects, attendant figures, and animals, richly decorated vessels of this kind were intended to serve the spirit of the deceased in the afterlife. The silk industry, dating back to the third millennium B.C., was a principal source of wealth for the Chinese economy during the Han dynasty. The distinctive, plump ovoid form of this jar imitates the silkworm’s cocoon. The drifting cloud-scroll (yunwen) motif, which flanks a central vertical panel of diamond-shaped lozenges, is evocative of the celestial realms of a Taoist immortal paradise. During the reign of the Han emperor Wudi (140–87 B.C.), fascination with the idea of the celestial journey and the Taoist search for immortality reached a climax and gave tangible definition to the ethereal decoration of painted earthenware vessels such as this.description: Kimball Art Museum Dallas TX.

Provenance: Hong Kong 1994

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Ancient Han Dynasty Cocoon Pottery Jar circa 200-199 B.C.Description

Exquisite Han dynasty cocoon jar exhibiting classic cocoon ovoid shape, with everted and flared rim arising from thick neck,and pedestal cone foot.Unusually florid and masterful execution of painted clouds with layers of red, pink, and white.

Dimension10\"High x 10.5\"WideCondition Excellent Unrestored. Small .2cm chip on base, slight mineral depoisiting from burial.Estimated Value2,000.00+Estimated Shipping44.95 domestic shipping and insurance