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Lot 3
Sale 2079 - Asian Works of Art
Jun 26, 2025
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,000 -
1,500
Price Realized
$512
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Lot Description
A Large Chinese Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar, Han Dynasty
漢 彩陶茧形罐
漢 彩陶茧形罐
Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.)
The large and well-potted olive-shaped body is separated with accurately impressed encircled lines into various registers. The painted decoration is executed in pinkish-red, ochre, and white, centered by an abstract cloud pattern painting, all supported by a splayed foot, also with a slightly sloped neck topped by a flared mouth.
Height 15 3/4 x length 17 3/8 in., 40 x 44 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.







