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（鸡冠壶）jī guān hú(comma) cockscomb pot(comma) (辽朝) Liao Kingdom 907 – 1125 CE(comma) stoneware with dark green glaze. The Khitan or Liao kings ruled north eastern China(comma) Mongolia and parts of Russia. They traded with China throughout the five dynasties period through the Song and Jin. The cockscomb pot was modeled on saddles bags used by the Khitan. During the Song dynasty these pots were manufactured in China and sent to the Liao as part of a yearly exchange of tribute items. They are usually found in the tombs of kings.