LOT 6:
A PAINTED CERAMIC OVAID VASE, JIANXINGHU
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Prix de départ:
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200
Prix estimé :
€400 - €500
Commission de la maison de ventes: 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.