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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HUDSON VALLEY COLLECTION
AN OLIVE-GLAZED RED POTTERY CYLINDRICAL VESSEL AND COVER, BOSHAN ZUN
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
AN OLIVE-GLAZED RED POTTERY CYLINDRICAL VESSEL AND COVER, BOSHAN ZUN
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The vessel is raised on three bear-form supports and is molded in crisp relief around the sides with two registers of various animals and birds, as well two figures carrying a wine jar (hu) incorporated into the lower register. The exterior and interior are covered with an olive glaze, as is the cover which is molded around the sides with mountain peaks interspersed with further animals and figures.
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
The vessel is raised on three bear-form supports and is molded in crisp relief around the sides with two registers of various animals and birds, as well two figures carrying a wine jar (hu) incorporated into the lower register. The exterior and interior are covered with an olive glaze, as is the cover which is molded around the sides with mountain peaks interspersed with further animals and figures.
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) high
Provenance
Tai Sing, Hong Kong, 1996.