2012.91.209, Cizhou ware money jar, Jin dynasty (A.D. 1115–1234)
Eason Eige Collection; photo by T. Ocken
2012.91.209, Cizhou ware money jar, Jin dynasty (A.D. 1115–1234)
Eason Eige Collection; photo by T. Ocken
The lid to this jar contains a ragged slot—but the white glaze covers
the slot, so we know the slot was cut before the lid was glazed. Also, the
slotted lid has two holes that line up with holes in the neck of the jar.
A cord passed through the neck and lid would have prevented easy removal
of the lid. The next photo shows the jar with the lid in place.
Photo by T. Ocken
If you looked at the jar and thought "piggy bank," you were on the right track:
this jar was used to hold coins. The inscription partly visible on the first
photo roughly translates to "money jar"—so in this case there's no
danger of wrongly identifying the jar's intended purpose.
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