Featured Rustic Jar

Found this guy recently. A good size and a good price. 8.5" (21cm) tall, 8"-ish wide. It has a concave bottom. The glaze is imperfect; some spots seem raised / unglazed and some seem like depressions / spalling (perhaps). The glaze does not reach all the way to the bottom for most of the jar.

Where is this from? Is it old?

Thank you as always!

 

The closest thing I could find Pot-'SHIGARAKI STONEWARE BROWN ASH GLAZE LARGE JAR'
https://www.districtauction.com/auction-lot/shigaraki-stoneware-brown-ash-glaze-large-jar_A074C19BC7

This was just a quick Google for me & I'm def no 'Pottie'.I love it and would've grabbed it in a heartbeat.

 

Thanks for the search directions @bosko69. I like it too, for sure.

 

it's lovely !

 

Thanks!

 

nice size as well......do you think it had a lid ?

 

I can't say for sure. The rim / lip seems like the rest of the jar: some rough spots, some smooth spots. There's not obvious wear as from a lid.

It seems like a utilitarian piece, in which case a lid would almost hafta be needed.

Perhaps something soft, like cork.

 

New & Antique Mingei Wooden Pot/Jar Lids (there's many different traditional styles)-

 

Soooo, yer saying..." put a Cork , in it !! " ...

 

Great jar, Pottery. I love Asian utilitarian ceramics.

They used those wooden lids for some pots, but they also used wooden 'plugs' with additional cloth to close off any small gaps. So a cloth on top of the jar, and then push the plug in.

 

Thank you!

The shape of the jar does remind me of Chinese porcelain.

I found it in a resale shop on the Oregon coast.

 

Rural Oregon's a blast to pick,tho w/ Google AI here-it's Us versus the Robots ! The Robot may be often wrong -but the seller will still have delusions of grandeur.

 

Love it. I have a soft spot for kitchen ming and Asian utilitarian wares. I wonder if the top could also be covered with cloth or similar and tied with string or raffia under the lip? My brain is floating up a vague image...

 

Cheesecloth and a string would work fine for some things. It would keep dry contents from spilling and keep the flies out.

 

Cosmetic Jar New Kingdom Egypt 1490 BCE