Auction 93
AUCTION 93 - ASIAN AND TRIBAL ART
Jun 17, 2021
Italy
Piazza Lovatelli, 1, 00186 Roma RM
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L’asta sarà battuta il 17 giugno 2021 a partire dalle ore 13:00 CEST presso la sede di Bertolami Fine Arts in Piazza Lovatelli, 1 – Roma.
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LOT 6:
A PAINTED CERAMIC OVAID VASE, JIANXINGHU
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Start price:
€
200
Estimated price:
€400 - €500
Auction house commission: 26%
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A PAINTED CERAMIC OVAID VASE, JIANXINGHU
China, Han dynasty style
The ovoid body supported by a circular base and surmounted by a cylindrical neck with an expanded mouth, the outside decorated in polychromy with abstract motifs.
26 x 28 cm
Provenance: Italian private collection.
The shape of this kind of vase is inspired by silkworm cocoons. During the Han dynasty, silk was a very precious material also used as currency of exchange. Containers like this could therefore also be used in rituals related to sericulture.
