Help with Ancient(hopefully) Chinese jar

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by mmarco102, Feb 10, 2025.

  1. mmarco102

    mmarco102 Well-Known Member

    Hello all
    )Just won the bid on this elephant jar that I have never seen before. Image Google bring up a few and many variations animals but all are bronze, as this is not. Could be a repo but if so not a lot being made like this at all. In pre research I did find this link which only has an exact diagram(4th image down):
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  4. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    That overall black staining gives me pause .
     
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  6. mmarco102

    mmarco102 Well-Known Member

    @Any Jewelry , Never mind, got it. Just takes a while to sink in. Found it :kiss:
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Because it doesn't look like Zhou ceramics.;)

    main-image.jpg https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49140

    The Western Zhou dynasty was 1046-771 BCE. It would probably have been too complicated to make a ceramic elephant shaped vessel that would survive the firing process.

    The wiki page doesn't specify Zhou period ceramic zuns, just that during the entire period of zun making, ceramic zuns were made. They could have been made long after the Zhou period, for instance during the Song dynasty.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That's OK, it can take a while to adjust to a new concept.;)
     
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