- FIFTEEN ASIAN CERAMIC FUNERARY URNSFifteen
FIFTEEN ASIAN CERAMIC FUNERARY URNSFifteen Asian Ceramic Funerary Urns, eleven with covers Dimensions: Ranging from 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) to 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm.) high [15 pieces] Provenance: Property from the Estate of Gordon F. Taylor, an employee of the San Francisco Opera for over 40 years Condition:
- CHINESE HAN DYNASTY FUNERARY URN. Chinese
CHINESE HAN DYNASTY FUNERARY URN. Chinese Han dynasty funerary urn with oversized scrolling handles. From a Bristol, CT estate. Dimensions: urn measures approx. 11.5" w x 9.675" h. Condition: Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. Drilled through base. With edge chips and losses. Repair to base.
- CHINESE CELADON GLAZED EARTHENWARE FUNERARY
CHINESE CELADON GLAZED EARTHENWARE FUNERARY URN MOUNTED AS A LAMPTogether with a cover.
The urn 20 x 6 1/4 in. diam., 24 in. high (to socket).
Condition
Drilled. Chips, wear, crazing and surface encrustations. Will need to be rewired for use.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- CHINESE CARVED GREEN QUARTZ FUNERARY
CHINESE CARVED GREEN QUARTZ FUNERARY URNChinese carved green quartz funerary urn. Mounted on a repousse brass base. 5 3/4" L x 4 1/4" W x 9 1/4" H. Loss to the quartz around the collar, cracks, chips to top of stopper. Previously fitted as a lamp.
- 17 PIECES EARLY CHINESE POTTERY VESSELS
17 PIECES EARLY CHINESE POTTERY VESSELS AND FIGUREincluding seven bowls; small plate; small footed wine cup; crackle glazed brush washer; three vases; paste box; jar; two brown glazed funerary urns; figure of an elephant with monkey rider, 4-1/2 x 4 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Milledgeville, Georgia
Condition:
breaks, repairs, losses, and hairlines throughout, surface dirt
- FIVE SONG COVERED FUNERARY URNSThis
FIVE SONG COVERED FUNERARY URNSThis grouping consists of two pairs of matching jars and one individual example. All show the animal and bird forms typical of these hunping, or spirit jars. The modeling is very lively and animated and likely indicates a more folk or local kiln.
16" high each
Property from a private collection - East 66th at Madison Ave, Manhattan
(ROND746)(PR)
Condition:
One bird finial is broken with the piece retained.
- LIAO DYNASTY AMBER GLAZED FUNERARY VASE
LIAO DYNASTY AMBER GLAZED FUNERARY VASE & BOWLSA nice example of the Phoenix-headed funerary urns in amber glaze of the period. The bowls are of various size and all with characteristic amber glaze.
(ROND2-769)(PR)
Dimensions: 19" high urn; bowls: 12 1/2" x 3 1/2", 8" x 3", 8 1/2" x 2", 7 1/2" x 2"
Condition:
Good, condition appropriate for age.
- WESTERN JIN FUNERARY URNOlive grey glaze
WESTERN JIN FUNERARY URNOlive grey glaze funerary jar with two tiered top featurung structures and fugures and removable lid. The belly has four applique figures possibly musicians or dancers. Possibly 3rd century.
(ROND2-721)(PR)
Dimensions: 18 1/2" H x 10" D
Condition:
Good, condition appropriate for age.
- MARAJOARA CREAM-SLIPPED OLLA W/ GEOMETRIC
MARAJOARA CREAM-SLIPPED OLLA W/ GEOMETRIC MOTIFS**Originally Listed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Lower Amazon Basin, Marajo Island, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A beautiful hand-built vase with a planar base, a wide body which gradually tapers inwards, a thick everted rim, and a deep interior cavity. The body is adorned with a dense decorative register of abstract incised geometric motifs, and a contiguous set of incised parallel border lines encloses each shape. The areas surrounding the geometric embellishments are colored with a chalky-white pigment which imbues the vessel with an elegant, uncomplicated bi-chrome presentation. Funerary urns like this example were used to hold the remains of a deceased individual, acting as an informal coffin for burial. Size: 7.5" W x 9.625" H (19 cm x 24.4 cm).
The Marajoara – also known as the Marajo – flourished on Marajo Island in the mouths of the Amazon and Tocantins River in Brazil. They built impressive mounds – ranging from 3 to 10 meters in height - and lived subsistence lifestyles. This was a large-scale civilization, contrary to what many European researchers believed of the Amazon before their discovery, as some sites cover more than 10 square kilometers and contain 20 to 30 individual mounds.
The Marajoara thrived on their island while producing what is generally regarded as the oldest ceramic artform in Brazil – indeed among the oldest forms in the Americas – with numerous decorative traditions and techniques which developed over time. Beginning with the Ananatubas, the oldest potters of the island dating from the 1st millennium BCE, several unique ceramic traditions emerged; however, what is known as the Marajoara polychrome phase existed from about 400 to 1350 CE. Though they developed approximately fifteen different finishing techniques, one of the more stylish and interesting finishes combines red and white wash, incised detailing, excision, and painting in assorted designs similar to this example. Urns like this were buried in the many large cemeteries known from the region, and the soil conditions have preserved the human remains inside them quite well; as of yet, no formal studies have been undertaken on them, representing a potential treasure trove of information that could rewrite what we think of the ancient Amazon Basin.
For a similar example, please see Young-Sanchez, Margaret and Denise Pahl Schaan. Marajo: Ancient Ceramics from the Mouth of the Amazon. Mayer Center for Pre-Columbian & Spanish Colonial Art at the Denver Art Museum, 2011, p. 36, fig. 24.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Eugene Lions collection, Geneve, Switzerland, 1960 to 2000
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#133776
Condition:
Vessel repaired from several large pieces with some resurfacing, overpainting, and light adhesive residue along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age and use, small nicks to rim, body, and base, fading to some finer incised decorations, and fading to areas of pigmentation. Light earthen and mineral deposits throughout. Old inventory number in black ink as well as an old inventory sticker on base.
- TWO CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS MOUNTED
TWO CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS MOUNTED AS LAMPSpossibly Song dynasty, each earthenware vessel in pale green glaze with molded figural and dragon decoration, bronze mounts, wired for electricity, 29-1/2 in. to 40-1/2 in.
Provenance: From the Estate of Angela Gross Folk
Condition:
surface dirt and accretion, kiln debris, glaze crazing, scattered small chips and losses, discoloration and verdigris to mounts, not tested for functionality
- (6) CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS(lot
(6) CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS(lot of 6) Chinese pottery funerary urns, approx 20"h, 5"diam, 14.5lbs total
- (5) CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS(lot
(5) CHINESE POTTERY FUNERARY URNS(lot of 5) Chinese pottery funerary urns, largest: approx 13.5"h, 5"diam, 9lbs total