A Chinese Green Glazed Hill Jar with Cover, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE Ceramics The warm tone of the

The warm tone of the gold complements the amber hue of the jasper and completes the piece as an elegant wearable object while preserving its ancient significance

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A Chinese Green Glazed Hill Jar with Cover, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE – 9 CE Ceramics The warm tone of theThis fine green glazed ceramic hill jar is a Han dynasty funerary vessel, created to symbolically safeguard the deceased's journey into the afterlife. These jars were primarily used to hold fragrant substances for burning rather than for storing everyday items, and are often found in tombs. Serving as ceramic incense burners, they symbolized a journey to the Daoist paradise and were typically filled with aromatic materials such as foreign incense and