10 novembre 2015
A green-glazed 'Immortal island' jar and cover, Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220)
Lot 2. A green-glazed 'Immortal island' jar and cover, Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-220). Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 (€4,200 - 7,000). Sold for £ 3,750 (€ 4,263). Photo Bonhams.
The cylindrical body moulded with a frieze of animals in a continuous mountainous landscape, the domed cover shaped as mountain peaks with further animals, supported on three bear feet, all beneath a dark green glaze falling short of the base and interior of the cover. 28cm (11in) high (2).
Note: Compare a similar jar included in the exhibition, Spirit of Han, Ceramics for the After-Life, Southeast Asian Ceramics Society, Singapore, 1991, no.123, p.132.
Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 12 Nov 2015 10:00 GMT - LONDON, NEW BOND STREET
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