Vessels for everyday use are of course the reason that potters began to work with native clays. But the Chinese potter was not content with that and devloped sophisticated shapes and glazes to become the leader in the world. You will find examples of Neolithic jars, Han granaries, Song Ch'ing-pai bowls and much, much more in these collections. We hope you enjoy them.

The Silk Road Collection contains exquisite shapes and wonderful monchrome glazes from the Tang to 5 Dynasties periods.

Over the nearly 400 years of Han history there were great strides in the development of pottery making. These 8 pieces show examples from the most basic burnished jar to an early proto-greenware covered pot.

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