CHINE, DYNASTIE HAN (206 AV. JC.-220 AP. JC.)

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BOL EN VERRE TRANSLUCIDE BLEU PALE
CHINE, DYNASTIE HAN (206 AV. JC.-220 AP. JC.)
De forme circulaire, il est orné d'un décor moulé côtelé. Le verre est d'une jolie teinte bleu pâle.
Diamètre: 14,5 cm. (5 3⁄4 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein, acquired before 1995.
Christie's Hong Kong, Luminous Colours: Treasures from the Shorenstein Collection, 1 December 2010, lot 2907.

Literature

C.F. Shangraw and C. Brown, A Chorus of Colors: Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1995, p. 35, no. 7b (left) .

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Further details

AN EARLY TRANSLUCENT PALE BLUE GLASS BOWL
CHINA, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - 220 AD)

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Lot Essay

It is unusual to see ribbed decoration on Chinese glass from the Han dynasty. This was probably influenced by foreign glass bowls manufactured during the late Hellenistic and early Roman periods, 2nd to 1st centuries BC. For a discussion and illustration of foreign bowls of this type see C.S. Lightfoot, "Some Examples of Ancient Cast and Ribbed Bowls in Turkey", Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 35, 1993, The Corning Museum of Glass, pp. 22-38, and figs. 29-49.

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