Lot Essay
Compare a similarly constructed tower of this size with archers at the corners and a bird atop the uppermost roof in the Freer Gallery of Art, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, Kodansha series, vol. 9, fig. 7.
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HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Details
A CHINESE THREE-TIERED GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY WATCH TOWER
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Rising from a circular basin containing applied fish and frogs, the tiered sections have sloping roofs decorated with archers holding crossbows at the corners, and the uppermost roof surmounted by a bird
36 ½ in. (90.3 cm.) high
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Rising from a circular basin containing applied fish and frogs, the tiered sections have sloping roofs decorated with archers holding crossbows at the corners, and the uppermost roof surmounted by a bird
36 ½ in. (90.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 November 1991, lot 263.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
Brought to you by
Nathalie Ferneau
Head of Sale, Junior Specialist
Compare a similarly constructed tower of this size with archers at the corners and a bird atop the uppermost roof in the Freer Gallery of Art, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, Kodansha series, vol. 9, fig. 7.