Dark Glazed Kitchen Pot

Coated inside and out with a rich, dark brown glaze, this 19th-century jar was originally used for fermenting foods and condiments in a provincial Chinese kitchen. The wide-mouth jar has a slightly tapered form with rounded shoulders and a flared rim at the neck. The thin, dark glaze pools and drips across the textured ceramic body, speckled with imperfections and areas of light crazing.