ID 718539
Lot 1058 | A VERY RARE YUE CELADON TOAD-FORM VESSEL
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
JIN DYNASTY (AD 265-420)
The vessel raised on a circular base is naturalistically modelled as a standing toad holding a small ear cup below its open mouth. The frog's head is surmounted by a small cylindrical neck and the vessel is covered overall with a pale greyish-green glaze.
4 1⁄4 in. (11.4 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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