This is the story of a single jar. Its ceramic slopes were caressed by generations of Japanese tea men, who treasured it as a celebrated object. But it was neither ornate, nor crafted with care.

A fragmented ceramic container uncovered in Jerusalem ... Researchers studied fragments of jars known as sphero-conical containers — small, rounded vessels with a pointed end and an opening ...

The Hiep An brown-patterned ceramic jar of the Tran Dynasty is relatively large in size, embossed and engraved with patterns, and glazed. These were the typical techniques of the times. The jar, ...