A well-painted dark grey pottery cocoon jar, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220).

The body painted in shades of salmon pink, pale gray-green, dark red and white with bands of decoration, the wide bands decorated with scrolls, the narrow bands with geometric patterns, with linear bands encircling the shallow pedestal foot, the base of the short neck and the faceted, everted mouth rim. Height 26 cm.

Restored.

Provenance

From the Collection of Karl Fredrik Almqvist (1906-1982), a Swedish Diplomat, who represented Sweden in Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Portugal, Japan, South Korea and then once more in Portugal. This object is according to the family from when he was stationed in Japan, 1963-1970, thence by descent within the family.

Exhibitions

Compare with Metropolitan Museum, Object Number: 1994.605.31Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994

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