Lot 117
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RARE PAINTED POTTERY 'FANG HU' VASE WITH LID
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 617
Auction: 5 November 2020 at 14:00 GMT
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Description
西漢 彩繪饕餮紋方壺帶蓋
of baluster shape and square section, supported on a tall, tapered foot and flaring outwards at the neck, the body painted with two large taotie masks with ring handles in yellow and white with foliage adorn the sides, the neck decorated with a triangular motif, the tall foot adorned with curled pattern, the domed lid with pointed top and geometric patterns, well-preserved pigments in yellow, red, white and apple green colours against the dark-greyish pottery body
Dimensions
41cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection
Note: with Oxford Authentication-TL-thermoluminescence test certificate, the result corresponding to the stated period