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Chinese Han Dynasty
Onion Head Wine Vessel (221
BC
- 220 AD) A
gray clay Han Dynasty onion head wine vessel. Han Dynasty pottery was made with excellent precision
and Han Dynasty designs, both in clay and bronze, often have simple,
modern lines and shapes. This clay wine vessel is very dypical of the
period. The vessel is 27 cm. tall and 21 cm. wide.
Qin and
Han Dynasty Pottery
The pottery
ware of the Qin & Han Dynasties is mostly made of grey
clay. Some clay material is very delicate and some mixed with fine
sand. As the content of iron oxide in the clay varies and the burning
conditions are different, the colors of the pottery ware are diverse.
Apart from grey clay, there are red and black clay. In terms of
texture, clay can be divided into hard clay and soft clay. Hard clay
was mostly used to make daily-use articles; soft clay was normally
painted with red patterns and elaborately decorated, for making funeral
objects.
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