Covered Jar (Hu), 西漢 雲氣紋彩繪陶壺, Western Han dynasty (206 – 9), 1st century , China, Earthenware with painted

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Covered Jar (Hu), 西漢 雲氣紋彩繪陶壺, Western Han dynasty (206 – 9), 1st century , China, Earthenware with painted decoration, H. 22 1/8 in. ( cm); Diam. 13 5/8 in. ( cm); Diam. of rim: 7 1/4 in. ( cm); Diam. of foot: 8 in. ( cm), Ceramics, During the Warring States period (475–221 ), jades, bronze, textiles, musical instruments, books and other luxuries were often placed in tombs to serve the needs of the deceased in the afterlife. In the early Han dynasty pottery models known as mingqi or 'spirit goods' began to be produced as substitutes for more valuable possessions, and to provide figures of servants, entertainers, livestock, pets, and vessels and other necessities for the tomb

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