A Rare Chinese Western Han Dynasty Incised Pottery Jar. This jar is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a relatively highly-fired grey pottery. It has a burnished surface that has been decorated with many bands of ridges and incised lines surrounding the base, body and neck. This is almost a "vertical" version of an incised Western Han cocoon jar. Height 22 cm (8.5 inches). Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 8).
Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.