LARGE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY VESSEL WITH COVER
C.206 BC-220 AD. Han Dynasty. A beautiful ceramic vessel with a glossy brown slip and a cover. The vessel comprises an elongated neck and an ovoid body supported by a cylindrical ring foot. Several bands of incised direction run around the vessel. Two applied taotie masks on the shoulder serve as handles. The taotie are mythological creatures commonly appearing in ancient Chinese art, where they are commonly associated with the Four Evils of the World, possibly suggesting that this vessel was used for ritual purposes. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC -220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. . Provenance: Private London collection of Asian Art; formerly in an old British collection. Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s. Size: L:450mm / W:300mm ; 5.7kg
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C.206 BC-220 AD. Han Dynasty. A beautiful ceramic vessel with a glossy brown slip and a cover. The vessel comprises an elongated neck and an ovoid body supported by a cylindrical ring foot. Several bands of incised direction run around the vessel. Two applied taotie masks on the shoulder serve as handles. The taotie are mythological creatures commonly appearing in ancient Chinese art, where they are commonly associated with the Four Evils of the World, possibly suggesting that this vessel was used for ritual purposes. The Han Dynasty, which ruled between 202 BC -220 AD, brought great prosperity and stability to China, reigning over a golden age of classical Chinese civilisation during which China saw major advances including the widespread development of a monetary economy and the invention of paper, as well as much progress in the decorative arts. . Provenance: Private London collection of Asian Art; formerly in an old British collection. Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s. Size: L:450mm / W:300mm ; 5.7kg
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