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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
29-Nov-2020
Lot No.
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Description:
A green-glazed pottery 'hill' jar and cover, Han dynasty of cylindrical form supported on three bear-form feet, the straight sides moulded with a frieze of various mythical animals in a continuous landscape setting, the domed cover with further animals and immortals climbing among the cresting mountain peaks, all beneath the dark green glaze, the interior and base covered in a chestnut glaze, fitted box 19.5 cm diameter. Compare with a similar hill jar sold Sotheby's, New York, 15 September 2018, lot 1388
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian