Jar - Earthenware - Martaban

Martavaan (also an egg-shaped pot) made of Chinese stoneware.
Four loops lying on the shoulder.
The outside is entirely covered with dark brown-black glaze.

Martaban-glazed pottery was mostly imported.
Originally, the stoneware was made in South China from at least the Han Dynasty period (206 BC - 220 AD), but in later centuries, it also included stoneware produced in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia itself by indigenous peoples and Chinese migrants. The name Martaban comes from the port city Martaban (now Mottama, Myanmar), an important trading port on the maritime Silk Road.
Martaban jars were mainly used as storage containers for foodstuffs (such as grain, wine, candied fruit, and spices) and valuable commodities (such as opium and oil) during sea voyages.
They were also highly valued by the indigenous people themselves as trade goods, even more so than the more refined porcelain preferred by European traders.

Condition
Small flakes on the edge, imperfections/marks/wear consistent with use/storage pots of this age.

Dimensions
Height: 29 cm.
Width: 26 cm
Depth: 26 cm.
Weight: 2.8 kg.

The lot is carefully packaged and sent by registered mail, insured, with a track-and-trace number.
Collection after consultation is also possible.