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Asian Art Auction | October 19, 2023

Thu, Oct 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 23

Large Chinese Painted Pottery Vessel

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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

Han dynasty style, squat pear form vessel with flared neck, mountain form lid with molded tiger, painted in black, white, and red with dragon motif, inscribed accession number "94.22", 27 in.

Provenance: J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York; Museum Purchase, funds provided by The Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation, The Robert A. and Ruth W. Fisher Fund, and an Anonymous Donor; now the Property of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Condition

surface dirt and accretion, surface scratches and losses to pigment, breaks and repairs to lid, scattered firing cracks

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J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York; Museum Purchase, funds provided by The Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation, The Robert A. and Ruth W. Fisher Fund, and an Anonymous Donor; now the Property of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts