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Asian Art Auction | October 19, 2023

Thu, Oct 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 81

Large Chinese Green Glazed Pottery Hu Jar

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

dated Han dynasty by J. J. Lally & Co., #22 on 1989 appraisal, after a bronze style, with mock taotie mask and ring handles, the neck with combed decoration, mottled green glaze, 15-3/4 x 9-3/4 in.; circular carved wood stand and old fitted lidded case, 12-1/2 x 19-1/2 x 14 in. 

Provenance: Collection of Max Loehr, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Oriental Art, Harvard University, 1960; by descent in family

Note: Accompanied by The Great Painters of China by Max Loehr, Oxford, England: Phaidon Press Limited, 1980.

Note: View the aforementioned appraisal documents at https://brunkauctions.com/the-max-loehr-collection-october-19-2023-asian-auction-appraisals/

Condition

green glaze partially degraded to silvery iridescence, large chips to base, abrasions to surface, surface dirt/accretion; case with separations, losses, stains, and fraying, held together with tape

Collection of Max Loehr, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Oriental Art, Harvard University, 1960; by descent in family