Lot 1388
  • 1388

A GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY 'HILL' JAR AND COVER HAN DYNASTY |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Height 6 1/8  in., 15.6 cm
supported on three bear-form feet, the cylindrical body molded with a band of mythical beasts dashing across a turbid sea, the conical cover molded with immortals and animals ascending cresting mountain peaks (2)

Provenance

C. C. Wang (1907-2003)  Family collects ion.
Sotheby's New York, 27th November 1990, lot 2.
collects ion of Ezekiel (1913-1987) and Lillian (1923-2012) Schloss.

Exhibited

Art of the Han, China Institute, New York, 1979, pl. 61.

Literature

Annette L. Juliano, Bronze, Clay and Stone: Chinese Art I the C. C. Wang Family collects ion, Seattle and London, 1988, pl. 25.

Condition

The jar and cover appear to be in structurally good condition with only minor expected flakes to the glaze (some areas repainted at the rim and relief) and minor manufacturing imperfections.
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