Odd Chinese ? stoneware pot

Bit of an odd one
Something I bought on ebay for not very much
Chinese ? 4 character motif pot
On stoneware base
Don't think that old, but haven't seen one like it before
Might not even be chinese
Interested to know what it reads out of interest

Any thoughts appreciated

 

Looks like it MIGHT hold about a cupful of beans!!!!

 

I'm not completely convinced ..but it may....say...

Beans , beans ..good for the heart....
the more u eat the more u........... ( can't make out that last character .....)

 

Roughly translates as 100 year old beans that have been buried for 10 years in a cows stomach

Then pickled in yaks piss

 

Hello,

I am not so good reading Chinese, but you can find a similar pot here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333867949738

I don't think it is so old, probably mid-late 20th century.

Regards,

 

Excellent, thank you

 

Generally referred to as a Chinese food jar. Pickled ginger and other import foods came in these well into the 20th century. They came with wax sealed throw-away lids of pottery or, sometimes, just paper. The jars were wrapped in wicker or paper and shipped over in large barrels. I think this to be a later example.

Here is an earlier hard to find intact example.

 

Great info, thanks brad

 

天津冬菜 / Tianjin Dong Cai. Tianjin (city name) Winter Vegetables. Pickled salty vegetables made in Tianjin.

 

Awesome, thanks jaybee