Emporium Hamburg
Auction 81-83 23-26 Oct 2018
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An exceptionally fine carved crème green jade twin vases and covers
Of baluster form, standing on short feet, with long necks, with slightly everted rims, attached to each other mid-belly. With two matching covers of slightly domed shape with tall-langed knobs. Decorated with incised connecting lines and grain-like motifs. Calcified to a creamy-green.
Height: 7cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
The grain-like motif is characteristic of the Han dynasty.
Lawton, Warring States, pg.168, no 117
Of baluster form, standing on short feet, with long necks, with slightly everted rims, attached to each other mid-belly. With two matching covers of slightly domed shape with tall-langed knobs. Decorated with incised connecting lines and grain-like motifs. Calcified to a creamy-green.
Height: 7cm
Style of: Han (206 BC – 220 AD), age determination uncertain
The grain-like motif is characteristic of the Han dynasty.
Lawton, Warring States, pg.168, no 117