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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10055239, member: 2844"]It is a stoneware storage jar. These jars were used to store anything that needed to be protected, from food and wine to valuables.</p><p>The Etsy seller says terracotta, but stoneware is much harder and stronger than terracotta.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many centuries, even. It was already made during the T'ang dynasty. Most were made in Fujian, China, but they were also made in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, abeit with small regional differences.</p><p>Dating these is notoriously difficult, but my guess is yours was made in the 19th or 20th century. I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>I absolutely love them, but they are not folk art. They are utilitarian ceramics, made in serial production. If you google 'Martaban storage jar' you will find more like it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a large Martaban dragon jar that was found in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Probably brought over on a trading ship, as they were used by Asian, European, and American ships alike for fresh water and wine. Empty Martaban jars could be traded in for newly filled ones in most Asian ports. Guesstimate of mine is 18th century, but again, dating is very difficult, and it could be older.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 10055239, member: 2844"]It is a stoneware storage jar. These jars were used to store anything that needed to be protected, from food and wine to valuables. The Etsy seller says terracotta, but stoneware is much harder and stronger than terracotta. Many centuries, even. It was already made during the T'ang dynasty. Most were made in Fujian, China, but they were also made in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, abeit with small regional differences. Dating these is notoriously difficult, but my guess is yours was made in the 19th or 20th century. I could be wrong. I absolutely love them, but they are not folk art. They are utilitarian ceramics, made in serial production. If you google 'Martaban storage jar' you will find more like it. I have a large Martaban dragon jar that was found in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Probably brought over on a trading ship, as they were used by Asian, European, and American ships alike for fresh water and wine. Empty Martaban jars could be traded in for newly filled ones in most Asian ports. Guesstimate of mine is 18th century, but again, dating is very difficult, and it could be older.[/QUOTE]
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