Lot 13
Lot 13
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AN ASH-GLAZED 'PROTO-PORCELAIN' TRIPOD JAR AND COVER, DING

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Price Realised USD 4,750
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USD 2,000 - USD 4,000
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AN ASH-GLAZED 'PROTO-PORCELAIN' TRIPOD JAR AND COVER, DING

WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)

Price Realised USD 4,750
Price Realised USD 4,750
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The plain globular body is raised on three legs molded with stylized foliate sprigs and is flanked by upright handles molded with foliate scroll. The domed cover has three upright finials that function as feet when the cover is inverted.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) across handles


Provenance
Frank Caro, New York.
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collections.
Else Sackler (1913-2000) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
New York, Columbia University Lowe Memorial Library, The Columbia University Exhibition of 3000 Years of the Ceramic Art and Ancient Sculpture of China from the Sackler Collections, 11 November 1962-18 January 1963.
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The Art of China: New York, Spring Edition