A large Han jar

Of archaic hu form based on a bronze original, the globular body raised on an everted foot, the waisted neck with a flared mouth, with two tab handles, the upper half of the body decorated with strange fantastic creatures and sections of hatchwork, set between two raised bands, the foot with a band of incised scrollwork, and an incised wave pattern at the mouth and shoulder, covered overall in a degraded iridescent brown glaze. Period: Han. Height: 43 cm.