Lot 8018
Lot 8018
A LARGE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED GRANARY-FORM JAR AND COVER

CHINA, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

Price Realised USD 8,750
Estimate
USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
Closed: 25 Mar 2015
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A LARGE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED GRANARY-FORM JAR AND COVER

CHINA, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)

Price Realised USD 8,750
Closed: 25 Mar 2015
Price Realised USD 8,750
Closed: 25 Mar 2015
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A LARGE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED GRANARY-FORM JAR AND COVER
CHINA, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1127)
The cylindrical body tapering towards the foot and applied on one side with a guard standing beside locked doors, the remainder of the body incised with leafy meander between columns, all between a crimped border below and a scalloped border above, the conical cover in the form of a roof with pearl finial, all covered in a glaze of pale olive-green color, the interior unglazed
19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high, box

Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1985.
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