Janice -  I have analyzed a collection of 2,949  brown stoneware vessels, 
whole or complete enough for identication.  There were 928 wine jars, 399 
spouted soy jars,  370 food vessels, 212 large shipping jars plus 298 of their 
lids, 200 small straight-sided jars with 157 of their lids, 112 small 
hemispherical jars and 110 of their lids, plus 165 other forms. The collection was 
recovered from the Los Angeles Chinatown.
 
 These and the rest of the collection have been published in Down by the 
Station, University of California, Los Angeles, 1996.  Do you have specific 
questions I might answer ?  Even though the bases are not marked, watch out 
for slip markings on the vessel walls which may denote maker, place of 
manufacture, or contents.
 
Roberta Greenwood, RPA