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Sui Dynasty Stoneware Jar with Loop Handles: Walter Hochstadter Estate
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Melbourne
Date:
31-May-2026
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Description:
A stoneware jar with four loop handles. Sui Dynasty or earlier. The four-handled jar is among the most enduring forms in early Chinese ceramics, the looped ears originally designed to receive cord lashings for transport and storage; produced from the Han dynasty through the Tang, examples of the Sui period are distinguished by a more compact silhouette and the introduction of olive-toned glazes characteristic of the northern kilns. Provenance: The Estate of late Walter Hochstadter. A well known and distinguished dealer of Chinese Art, born in Krumbach (Germany) in 1914. In the later 1930s immigrated to the United States. Died in Melbourne, Australia in 2007. Member of the Oriental ceramic Society (USA) from 1953-1982. Mossgreen auction, Melbourne. Height: 14.5 cm
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian