Four-handled jar

Xilografia - Cortesã lendo uma carta à luz da lanterna

Stoneware, glazed, phosphatic splashes Duandian kiln Lushan, Henan Tang dynasty, 8th or 9th c. Inv. CFC.1

Jar

It was not until the appearance of phosphatic-splashed wares, like the splendid example here, that the notion of freestyle decoration was transferred to ceramics for daily use, and these wares inspired several later ceramic types.