The vase is a typical piece of mortuary pottery of the Han period. It is
made of hard reddish clay covered with a thick translucent green glaze, in
parts become iridescent. The form is derived from an earlier bronze type;
the simulated rings which originally formed the handles of the earlier
type of vessel should be noted. The vase is decorated with a band of
hunting scenes and animals, real and fabulous, modeled in low relief.
[Painting On Silk by Ma Yuan]