Lot 787. A large amber-glazed pottery jar and a cover, hu, China, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220); 20 ½ in. (52 cm.) high. Estimate $2,500 - $3,500. Price Realized $6,250. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2015
Imitating a bronze prototype, with bulbous body and flared neck rising to a deep rim, the sides molded with taotiemasks between triple line borders, covered overall with a deep amber glaze; the matched brown-glazed cover molded with figures, an elephant, an ox and a camel in a mountainous landscape, box
Provenance: The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
Christie's. THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT HATFIELD ELLSWORTH PART IV - CHINESE WORKS OF ART: METALWORK, SCULPTURE AND EARLY CERAMICS, 20 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
