Pottery pot with paste glaze and water ripple pattern

[Pottery pot with paste glaze and water ripple pattern]

Pottery pot with paste glaze and water ripple pattern, Western Han Dynasty, 35.3 cm in height, 13.5 cm in diameter and 14.3 cm in foot diameter
Bottle curling, neck binding, shoulder rolling, belly bulging, foot curling. The shoulders are symmetrically molded to lay the head. The pot body is carved with string patterns for several times. The outside of the pot is covered with sauce yellow glaze. The glaze color is rich and simple, reflecting the artistic style of advocating simplicity and nature at that time
This pottery pot is fired in imitation of a copper pot. The glaze layer is clear and transparent, and the glaze surface is bright. The pattern has the unique decorative style of the Han Dynasty, reflecting the achievements of the glazed pottery art of the Han Dynasty
Glazed pottery of the Han Dynasty belongs to low-temperature lead glaze, which is mainly green, yellowish brown or brownish red, and has a strong luster. The results of scientific tests show that its colorants are mainly copper oxide and iron oxide. The glaze with a proper amount of copper will present a beautiful emerald green, and the glaze with a proper amount of iron will present a yellowish brown or brownish red. Glazed pottery is baked at about 700 ℃ in an oxidizing atmosphere.

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