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A group of three impressed gray pottery tomb tiles, Western Han dynasty
Lot closes
March 31, 03:32 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Current Bid
100 USD
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Length of largest 36⅜ in., 92.5 cm; Height 9 in., 22.8 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 1925.107.073, 1925.107.078, and 1925.107.079).
one with 'palace':
Pamela B. Vandiver, 'Han Dynasty Hollow Mortuary Bricks from Northern China in the Collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Part II: Technological Study', fig. 4i.