Jar with four handles

Less expensive to produce than jars with animal head decorations, this type of jar with two or four handles appears primarily in Hunan (KG 1991.7: 609) and Anhui (KG 1984.8: 828), but sometimes also in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. The frequent discovery of such jars in Hunan suggests such wares may have been manufactured there, although no evidence of such a kiln has yet been found. The crosshatched band on the shoulder was a favorite design of Zhejiang potters, who continued to make this type of celadon jar in various sizes from the third through the fourth centuries. In this version, four handles are placed horizontally around the shoulder of the vessel's spherical body, which tapers to a concave base.