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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF STANLEY HERZMAN
A Large Painted Grey Pottery Storage Vessel and a Cover, Hu
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC
Details
A Large Painted Grey Pottery Storage Vessel and a Cover, Hu
Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC
Of rounded form raised on a circular foot and tapering at the neck and flaring outward at the mouth rim, the sides with applied molded taotie masks and ring handles, the mountain-form cover carved with tigers and other animals, painted overall with swirling designs in red, lavender, green and yellow pigment
26in. (66cm.) high
Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC
Of rounded form raised on a circular foot and tapering at the neck and flaring outward at the mouth rim, the sides with applied molded taotie masks and ring handles, the mountain-form cover carved with tigers and other animals, painted overall with swirling designs in red, lavender, green and yellow pigment
26in. (66cm.) high
Literature
S. Little, The Herzman Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 13.