Vintage Chinese Dragon Earthenware Glazed Egg Pot Planter 17" x 16.5”
17” outside wide (13.5 opening) x 16.5” tall
This is a beautiful vintage stoneware pot with a dragon design on the outside. These pots are usually referred to as egg pots, or black egg pots. They were used to store and cure eggs, know as 100 year old eggs, Thousand year old Eggs, or Century eggs. Chicken or Duck eggs are preserved with several ingredients and over the course of a few months the eggs turn brownish black and are a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.
This pot has a traditional dragon that represents good luck carved into the outside clay before firing. The dragon and some other designs are a yellow-ish tan on a brown background. The inside of the pot and top edge are glazed in an aqua blue color.
