Asian Art Day One - 20th May 2009

Lot 178

A Chinese black pottery zoomorphic jar and cover

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £600

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Description

A Chinese black pottery zoomorphic jar and cover, the finial formed as the head of fabulous beast, Han dynasty 206 BC - 220 AD, 40cm. (2) Provenance: Nicholas Pitcher Oriental Art, London. Cf. Sotheby's New York, 23rd September 1995, for a similar example. Sold with no reserve