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Thursday 22 March 2018
2.00 pM (LoTs 701-839)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HUDSON VALLEY COLLECTION
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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 fgures 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 fgures.
9√ in. (25 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE
Tai Sing, Hong Kong, 1996.
漢 綠釉博山蓋神獸紋樽
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