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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A RARE LARGE PAINTED POTTERY VASE AND COVER, FANGHU
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The faceted pear-shaped body and tall tapering foot are decorated in red, white and blue pigments with sweeping cloud motifs interrupted by a pair of large taotie-mask handles highlighted in yellow on two sides. The neck is painted with a narrow band of cloud motifs below a band of pendent blades, and the cover is of pyramidal form.
23 7/8 in. (60.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The faceted pear-shaped body and tall tapering foot are decorated in red, white and blue pigments with sweeping cloud motifs interrupted by a pair of large taotie-mask handles highlighted in yellow on two sides. The neck is painted with a narrow band of cloud motifs below a band of pendent blades, and the cover is of pyramidal form.
23 7/8 in. (60.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
Provenance
In Japan prior to 1994.
Literature
Tokyo National Museum, Special Exhibition: Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo, 1994, p. 26, no. 30.
Exhibited
Tokyo, Tokyo National Museum, Special Exhibition: Chinese Ceramics, 12 October–23 November 1994, no. 30.