Lot 312 - ANTIQUE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POTTERY COCOON VASE

An antique Chinese Han Dynasty pottery earthenware with polychrome painted decoration cocoon vase or jar. The barrel shaped form of the vessel represents the cocoon of a silkworm, referencing the importance of the silk industry to the Han Dynasty economy. The vessel is decorated with etched concentric ribbing radiation pattern from the outer edges and with a polished grey finish. The vessel rests on a raised foot ring and its narrow neck suggests it was meant to hold liquids, perhaps wine. Han Dynasty, circa 221 BC to 220 AD. This painted earthenware likely was a offering in a Han Dynasty rituals. Museum pieces. Antique Asian Oriental Pottery Earthen Wares For Collectors.