An earthenware pottery vase with iridescent green glaze and hunting scenes

Description:

China, Han Dynasty
H. 36,5 cm
Of compact, globular form, rising from a tapering foot to a waisted neck, the shoulders surrounded by a band depicting a hunting scene with mythical creatures, dragons, birds and two taotie masks serving as ring-shaped handles, all in high relief. Covered with a thick layer of deep emerald green glaze, iridescent in places
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), assembled since 1965, this lot can be seen in a photograph dated October 2006 (original preserved)
Compare a similar green glazed vase with a hunting scene from the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession no. C.245-1909 and see also Sotheby's, New York, 23 September 1995, lot 371 - Small chips and wear