A VERY LARGE AND UNUSUAL POTTERY MODEL OF A COMPOUND

HAN DYNASTY

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A VERY LARGE AND UNUSUAL POTTERY MODEL OF A COMPOUND
Han Dynasty
The many parts well modeled as a courtyard fronted by an elaborate gateway with hinged doors flanked by wells and with four towers along the side walls and a second storey to the back wall, all surrounding a hexagonal pavilion reached by a bridge spanning a fenced pond containing lotus, a snail and a duck
21in. (53.5cm.) high, 28in. (72.5cm.) wide, 45in. (114cm.) deep,

Lot Essay

This model offers a fascinating glimpse of the style of architecture during the Han period, as does the less elaborate pottery model of a fortified farmstead dated to the Eastern Han dynasty illustrated by W. Watson, Pre-Tang Ceramics of China, London, 1991, p. 222, fig. 138.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminesence test no. C198q22 is consistent with the dating of this lot