Han Dyn. Style large Ceramic Temple with Beads
Updated September 11, 2026
| Lot number | 203 |
| Estimate | 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD |
| Auction | September Online Auction |
| Date | September 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM PDT |
| Auction house | California Auctioneers |
| Location | Ventura, California |
Large Chinese ceramic architectural model is executed in an intricate multi-tiered watchtower style, reminiscent of classic Western Han Dynasty funerary pottery structures. The multi-level miniature features molded tile-pattern overhanging roofs, a pierced mid-level balustrade gallery, and a lower basin ringed by stylized domestic animal figurines including watchdogs and birds. Traces of a degraded, iridescent green lead glaze survive across the earthenware surfaces, accented by extensive burial encrustations and mineral degradation from simulated archaeological interment. he structure is further embellished with a removable, archaic-style beaded and bronze-accented ornamental strand draped over the upper gables. This detailed, sculptural scholar's object stands on a broad circular base, presenting in stable condition with wear and structural irregularities intentional to its archaistic manufacture, losses, some restoration 24.5" x 15.5"
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