Water container

This form, modified from small classical vessels, emerged during the Tang to store water, part of the equipment used for making ink or for washing a brush. The changsha kilns in Hunan made outstanding greenish glazed ware with underglaze blue decoration. In the north, the use of blue as the primary hue in three-color glazed wares is extremely rare. Jars in the blue-mingled-with-white color scheme are generally attributed to the Henan shop (Li 1989: fig. 36; WW 1977.9: pl. 5.2).