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"LARGE Chinese Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cocoon Jar\r\n&lt;p&gt;This superbly-shaped pottery jar was made over 2,000 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). The shape, named after its similarity to the silkworm cocoon, evolved during the late Warring States period (475 - 221 BC) and then generally died out by the middle of the Western Han.\u00A0\r\n&lt;p&gt;This is an exceptionally large example, much rarer than the many known smaller versions. It has a finely-burnished surface making it very smooth to the touch. There are ten lightly incised bands that surround the body vertically as well as decorative ridges around the neck and base.\u00A0The surface colour varies in places, not only from long burial, but also from uneven conditions in the kiln during manufacture. In places are traces of red and white pigments.\r\n&lt;p&gt;Height 39 cm (15.25 inches), length 44 cm (17.25 inches). An outstanding example with no sign of restoration of repair.\r\n&lt;p&gt;For reference we show an almost identical example of similar size from the excellent book \"Spirit of Han\" (ISBN 981 00 2961-6), a book any collector of Han Dynasty ceramics really must have.\r\n&lt;p&gt;*** TO ORDER THIS ITEM PLEASE EMAIL US QUOTING OUR STOCK NUMBER (see above) - WE SHALL THEN EMAIL YOU BACK WITH POSTAGE COSTS AND PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS ***\r\n&lt;P&gt;*** FOR FULL DETAILS OF OUR GUARANTEE AND PAYMENT OPTIONS, PLEASE CLICK ON \"Buying from us - All you need to know\" ON OUR HOME PAGE ***\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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