Lot 236
TWIN-HANDLED BLACK POTTERY JAR
HAN DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
漢 黑陶雙耳壺
each side carved with two spirals seeming to issue from the base of the broad strap handles, with hatched bands on the faceted neck below the rim formed by an angular spout on either side
Dimensions
15.2cm high
Provenance
Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Acquired from David Bowden Chinese & Japanese Art, 17 June 2000, with a photocopied receipt.
Footnote
Note: A slightly larger example dated to the Warring States, Qin or Han dynasty, 20.2cm high, is in the Meiyintang Collection, see Krahl, R. Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, Volume One, Azimuth Editions, London, 1994, no. 65, p. 53. Larger comparable examples, ca. 33cm high, dated to the Han dynasty, can be seen in auctions, one sold at Sotheby's London, 10 Nov 2022, lot 18; one at Bonham's London, 8 Nov 2018, lot 14; and one painted example, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 Jun 2023, lot 3203.