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LOT 39

Lot 39

A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
Lot 39 Details
A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

汉 绿釉陶楼

Fired in two components, the tower rising from a basin with two square-form sections separated by a balcony, three out of the four sides with pierced windows, figures and animals placed throughout, all covered in a rich olive-glaze with patches of silver iridescence
height 37 in — 94 cm

Estimate $3,000-$5,000

Realised: $5,700
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A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Large Green-Glazed Two Tier Pottery Watchtower, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
Provenance:

H.H. Pao Collection, Toronto
多伦多鲍恒发家族珍藏
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Note:

Similar examples can be found at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, accession number 1989.71; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, accession number 98.69.a,b; and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, accession number NGA 2002.374.A-C
类似陶楼请参考克利夫兰艺术博物馆,藏品编号 1989.71

Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, accession number 1989.71
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota, accession number 98.69.a,b
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, accession number NGA 2002.374.A-C
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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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