ID 1030861
Lot 69 | A CHINESE THREE-TIERED GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY WATCH TOWER
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
Rising from a circular basin containing applied fish and frogs, the tiered sections have sloping roofs decorated with archers holding crossbows at the corners, and the uppermost roof surmounted by a bird
36 ½ in. (90.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 27 November 1991, lot 263.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Historical era: | Han dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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