. This wide-bodied jar has been expertly decorated in a variety of cold-painted pigments. Geometric and swirling cloud patterns surround the base and shoulder whereas the body is superbly decorated with a variety of animated animals, some anthropomorphized. Height 28cm. With Thermoluminescence Analysis Report from Oxford Authentication from 2007. Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220).
Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.