ID 718656
Lot 1053 | A YUE CELADON FROG-FORM JAR
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
WESTERN JIN DYNASTY (AD 265-316)
The jar is naturalistically modeled as a recumbent frog with its head raised, and mouth forming the spout, its back set with a small cylindrical neck. The vessel is covered overall with with a greyish-green glaze.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 27 October 1989.
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Jar |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Medium: | Ceramic |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Category: | Jar |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Bottles, jars & flasks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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