Large Black Glazed Stoneware Wine Jar - 19th Century Seating with elegant turned front legs

with elegant turned front legs

dating to at least the early 19th century

combining antique architectural carving with practical everyday use

" Guanyin is the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion and equivalent to Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva

95 x 5 x 186 (wxdxh cms)

Large Black Glazed Stoneware Wine Jar - 19th Century Seating with elegant turned front legsThis large elegant black glazed stoneware storage jar is from 19th century Hebei province in China would have been used for the storage of liquids such as wine, vinegar, and oils. This large jar has a black dribble glaze with iridescent hints of a brown overglaze and would look best displayed as a large decorative jar. The glaze is applied as a drip glaze, hence the beautifully organic dribbles at the base. Its elegant design and high quality