Storage Jar (lei), 1st-3rd century, 9 x 13 in. ( x cm), Stoneware with mold-impressed decor under a celadon glaze, China, 1st-3rd century, While still pliable, the clay body of this lei was impressed with a decorated stamp to create its overall geometric pattern. The high-fired greenish-yellow glaze takes its color from small amounts of iron oxide fired in a reducing atmosphere. The descriptive term used in the West for this wide range of grey-green glazes is 'celadon', but it is not a term used in China. Compared with those of later date, Han dynasty celadons are immature

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