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A green glazed mingqi tripod vessel – Han Dynasty

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This vessel is moulded in imitation of an archaic bronze shape. The body has a deep basin with three solid legs, with a horizontal flange all around. It is fully glazed on the exterior whereas the interior is unglazed. Glaze has developed iridescence due to long time burial.

 

Period: Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

Size: Diameter 20 cm, height 13.5 cm

Condition: Burial ware, glaze in good condition. No repairs found under UV-light.

Provenance: From the collection of a German scholar, assembled between 1961 and 1966

SKU: 185

References: There is a similar vessel with, but with handles, in the V&A Museum

See also example from the National Museum of Asian Art (Smithsonian).