GLAZED EARTHENWARE "HILL" JAR AND COVER
pale green lead glaze, the conical lid depicts Mount Bo, a sacred mountain inhabited by Daoist immortals, the body encircled with low relief of creatures, on three bear-form feet, 12"h; 9"diam.
Prov.: The David Abbate (1949-2013) Collection
Chinese of the Han period believed that ancestors lived on in the afterlife and needed miniature clay replicas of everyday objects, called "spirit goods" (mingqi). Hill jars are replicas of wine-warming vessels. The lids were made in a press-mold and finished on a pottery wheel.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Realized: $550 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 420 : GLAZED EARTHENWARE "HILL" JAR AND COVER
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