A green-glazed hu-shaped jar. Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) - image-1

Lot 329 Dα

A green-glazed hu-shaped jar. Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
15.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 812 € (incl. premium)

A green-glazed hu-shaped jar. Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)

With flaring neck, everted rim and moulded mythical beasts and ring handles in low relief to the shoulder, all covered with an iridescent lead-fluxed glaze. Cloth covered box.
Height 34.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare: The World in Monochromes, An exhibition of single-coloured ceramics from members of The Oriental Ceramic Society, London 2009, cat. no. 5