Glazeware: A Chinese Gift to the World

Monochromatic brown glaze pieces

Our "brown glaze" category is for the viewer's convenience only. It covers a variety of shades and, no doubt, an equal variety of glaze recipes.

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Utility jar
Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)

Ewer
Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907)

Ewer
Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907)

Honey glaze ewer
Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1271–1368)

Honey glaze jar
Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1271–1368)

Brown glaze saddle flask
Yuan Dynasty? (A.D. 1271–1368)

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