Lot Essay
Compare the well head of this type, also set with a jar, included in the Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum, Chinese Ceramics I, 1988, pl. 100
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A GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY MODEL OF A WELLHEAD
HAN DYNASTY
Of square form, with shallow bosses at the corners of the criss-crossed rim, with a jar nestled in the triangular opening created by a cross beam in one corner, the super-structure formed by simple beams and surmounted by the housing for the pulley, all covered in a green glaze of rich tone, some restoration
9¼in. (23.5cm.) high
HAN DYNASTY
Of square form, with shallow bosses at the corners of the criss-crossed rim, with a jar nestled in the triangular opening created by a cross beam in one corner, the super-structure formed by simple beams and surmounted by the housing for the pulley, all covered in a green glaze of rich tone, some restoration
9¼in. (23.5cm.) high