A tripod green glazed earthenware vessel, 'lian'

Description:

China, Han dynasty
D. 20,5 cm
The cylindrical lian stands on three bärenfüßen and is decorated on the outside with a hunting scene with figures and various animals between two moulded masks and ring handles. The outside is covered with a rich green iridescent glaze, the inside is glazed accordingly and the base has a green glaze.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965 onwards
Cf. 'Immortality of the Spirit: Chinese Funerary Art from the Han and Tang Dynasties', Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield, 2012, p. 16 and see also Christie's New York, 18.3.2016, Lot 1488 - Slightly chipped, wear