DIA200xH300mm, China
This is a ceramic jar for keeping delicious food (a bit like a tuck box). Before refrigerator became popular, food were kept in jars, pickles, all the special goodies for Chinese New Year, apart from the children this also attracted the ants. In those days, this uniquely designed jar were a standard container in every Guang Dong household, it has a name “piss ant off”. Here is the reason why; once the lid is closed off, water is poured into the trench to prevent the ants from climbing into the jar.
Mountain Folkcraft 