A Large Chinese Painted Pottery Tomb Jar

Han dynasty period or style, earthenware with pigments, decorated in white and red with swirls and abstract patterns, jars like these were created to be included in burial tombs.

17 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Chips to foot; pitting and paint loss to whole; nicks to rim.