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A group of three impressed gray pottery 'mask' tomb tiles, Western Han dynasty
Lot closes
March 31, 03:47 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Current Bid
50 USD
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Length of largest 56⅞ in., 144.5 cm; Height 16⅞ in., 42.8 cm; Depth 5½ in., 14 cm
Yamanaka & Company.
Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham (1870-1920) in February 1925 (accession nos 1925.107.077, 1925.107.084 and 1925.107.101).
one with 'chariot, rider, and mask':
Pamela B. Vandiver, 'Han Dynasty Hollow Mortuary Bricks from Northern China in the Collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Part II: Technological Study', fig. 4h.