Very rare grey pottery wine jars

Our pair of very rare grey pottery wine jars and covers(HU) were inspired by bronze vessels of the Warring States period. The burnished surface imparts a soft attractive sheen. Both the jars and the covers have one single band of lightly incised ornament. This type of ware was found mostly in Hebei tombs - the most famous being that
of King Cuo, Zongshan state. (Warring States period). These wares were made specifically to be placed in a tomb.
Western Han period, 3rd c BCE
H: 35cm (14")
*Wu Hung in his superb book 'The Art of the Yellow Springs' when referring to the King Cuo burnished black wares, interestingly notes that this unusual ware was a conscious imitation to the famous Longshan burnished grey pottery wares of Neolithic date