Plate I. 



Han Porcelanous Pottery (see p. 79). 

 Small jug. The yellowish-green, vitrified porcelanous glaze covers only the 

 medial portion of the body, inclusive of the two ears or loop handles. The exterior 

 of the neck and the base are unglazed. In the base, nail-marks are left. The 

 bottom is flat and without a rim. The clay appears to contain iron ore. Found 

 on top of a cast-iron stove (Plate II), in a grave near the village Ma-kia-chai, 5 li 

 north of the town Hien-yang, Shen-si Province. 



Middle or end of the third century a.d 

 Height, 16.7 cm. Cat. No. 118718. 



