Pair of Straw-glazed Brown Covered Vessels

Description:

Pair of Straw-glazed Brown Covered Vessels, China, possibly Later Han dynasty, conical deep bowl with a narrow band of concaved shoulder, angled neck, and rolled mouth rim, resting on a short raised foot, the domed cover decorated with a molded chilong roundel in the center, encircled with three mythical birds alternating with three bosses, ht. 6, dia. to 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Mary Andrews Wolff Collection.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

one of the cover with long hairline crack from rim, numerous chips and spurmarks.


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