This Han Dynasty green-glazed dish carries nearly two thousand years of history, its once-vibrant jade-green glaze now softened by time, with a delicate silvered patina shimmering across its surface. The lead-glazed technique, a hallmark of Han ceramics, gave everyday earthenware a refined, almost ethereal quality—glassy, smooth, and meant to mimic the prized bronzes of the era. Over centuries, burial conditions have transformed the glaze, creating this unique silvery sheen, a testament to its journey through time.
More than just a dish, this piece was likely placed in a tomb, meant to accompany the departed into the afterlife. Its gentle wear and patina whisper of ancient hands that once held it. A rare survivor of the past, it now stands as both a work of art and a bridge to the world of the Han Dynasty.
