Asian Art

May 1520, 2021
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LOT 50

Lot 50

A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
Lot 50 Details
A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)

汉 黑陶双耳罐一对

With broad flat handles extending upwards from the body to meet the outward curve of the everted lip, the neck decorated with hatching and the body with four spirals in low relief, the black pottery body with smooth burnished patina
height 13.5 in — 34.3 cm

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $4,200
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A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 220)
  • A Pair of Large Black Pottery Amphorae, 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 British Museum, accession number 1932,0216.1; Bonham's New York, March 19, 2018, lot 8034; Sotheby's New York, December 9, 2011, lot 143; and illustrated in Regina Krahl's 'Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection', vol. 1, no. 65
类似双耳罐请参考大英博物馆,藏品编号1932,0216.1

The British Museum, accession number 1932,0216.1
Bonham's New York, March 19, 2018, lot 8034
Sotheby's New York, December 9, 2011, lot 143
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