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THREE GREEN-GLAZED VESSELS TWO GLAZED TRIPOD ‘HILL’ INCENSE BURNERS AND
Eastern Han Dynasty COVERS
Comprising two green-glazed tripod incense burners, The larger, Eastern Han Dynasty
20.5cm (8in) diam; and a green-glazed deep pan, lian, with one handle The amber-glazed tripod hill censer supported on three human-figure
in the form of a stylised dragon. 27.5cm (10 3/4in) long. (3). supports, the cylindrical body with three horizontal diaper-pattern
bands, the cover in the form of a conical mountain surrounded by
£1,500 - 2,000 waves, 22.5 (8 7/8in) high; the green-glazed incense burner supported
CNY14,000 - 18,000 on three mythical-beast supports, moulded around the exterior with a
continuous scene of mythical creatures and taotie masks, the cover in
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 the form of a large conical mountain surrounded by four lesser peaks
and undulating waves, 28.7cm (11 1/4in) high. (4).
東漢 綠釉奩式爐兩件 及綠釉龍柄盃 一組三件
£1,200 - 1,500
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence CNY11,000 - 14,000
tests no.C206g4 dated 18 December 2006 (green glazed tripod
vessel), and no.C109c4 dated 17 February 2009 (bowl with Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
handle), are consistent with the dating of this lot.
東漢 博山蓋陶奩 一組兩件
Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（奩式爐：2006年12
月18日，編號C206g4；與龍柄盃：2009年2月17日，編號C109c4） Compare with a very similar green-glazed incense burner with bear-
顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。 form feet and similar moulded decoration, Eastern Han dynasty, in the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (no.M.2000.190.4a-b). For another
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter similar covered vessel, Han dynasty, see B.Laufer, Chinese Pottery of
Exhibition, London, 2008, no.30 (the handled bowl) the Han Dynasty, London, 1970, p.200, pl.57.
Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.18
(bottom incense burner)
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展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2008年， A BRONZE DAGGER
編號30（龍柄盃） Han Dynasty
Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號18 The cylindrical handle cast with two horizontal raised ribs to increase
（最下） the grip, the blade plain and extensively patinated.
32cm (12 1/2in) long.
A similar handled bowl, Han dynasty, is illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese
Ceramics: The Koger Collection, London, 1985, p.25, no.5. Incense £300 - 500
burners of cylindrical shape are frequently found with legs in the form CNY2,700 - 4,500
of crouching bears. The present lot is rare because of the depiction
of human faces. Another painted pottery incense burner with human- Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
face decoration on the legs, Western Han dynasty, was excavated
in 1984 at Pingshuo, Shanxi Province, and is now in the collection of 漢 銅匕首
the Pingshuo Archaeological Working Team, illustrated in Huanghe
Wenming Zhan, 1986, p.104, no.77.
For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
32 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.