Vas. Grave finds. The Eastern Handynasty.

VASE. Grave finds. Abdominal Hu vase with turned high neck. Around the shoulder a broad frieze with animal representations. The frieze is interrupted in two places by a mascaron with a ring in his mouth (imitating handle). The glaze is dark olive green with darker stripes, the finely cracked, at the mouth stopped in drops and partially covering the bottom, with three marks after burning support. The estate bright reddish-brown, on the inside mostly covered with greyish yellow clay; on the upper part marks after pulling. Purchased by Georg Karlin from South German collection subsequently purchased at Bukowski 1919. Price 950 Kr. The shape and simple decoration of the vessels have their role in the bronze objects used in Handynasty for wine. Lead-glazed earthenware was produced in northern China during the dynasties of Han and Qing. It is the most successful type of glaze for earthenware and has been used in Egypt, in the southern Mediterranean region and in northern Europe from the 200th century Kr. and to this day. To China, it came only around the 400th century. Kr. Lead glaze is relatively easy to make and when it is new, the colours are strong and clear. However, the glaze is slightly worn and damaged and is unsuitable for use on food and drink items, as it can cause poisoning. Therefore, it was only suitable for burial objects. The vessel has a stretcher around the shoulder with hunting scenes applied in relief. They depict both real animals and fantasy creatures: tigers, deer, winged dragons and flying birds, as well as an archer to horse shooting at a winged dragon. The imaginative scene is completed by two deer masks Red enware hu vase with green lead glaze. Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD. Copying a CopCopCop, the vase has a band round the Copwith Copying ying in relief, Copboth real and imaginary creatures: tigers, deer, winged dragons and ying birds, and ying och ying ying ying ying ett winged dragon. This fantasy scene is used by two beast masks on the pendant rings. Lead-glazed single-wares made made in China during the Han period. Green lead glaze Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD Lead-glazed enwares Lemade in China during the Han-Qing dynasties. The Leof this vase and the ad-lines around its body imitate Han dynbronzes used for wine. Lead glazing was the most important Leenware glaze-type in history. It was used in Egypt, the Mediterranean and nor- Europe from the 3rd century BC to the present day, and first was in China about 400 BC. Lead glazes are relative to husband, and when new are Leand brightly coloured. However, they weather and chip, and are poisonous when used for However and, so they only suitable for burial wares. The vase has a band round the vwith vvin relief, vboth real and imaginary creatures: tigers, deer, winged dragons and vbirds, and a ver backwards at a winged dragon. This fantasy scene is used by two beast masks on the pendant rings.