A Chinese Qin / Early Western Han Dynasty Burnished Pottery Cocoon Jar. It is quite "heavily-potted" and made from a relatively high-fired grey pottery. The surface is finely-burnished, the colour varying in places, a result of uneven conditions in the kiln during firing. The body is decorated with nine raised vertical bands that surround the body; the neck has been similarly decorated. Height 28 cm (11 inches), length of body 28.5 cm (11.25 inches). Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BC) or early Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 8). Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.