A green-glazed pottery 'hill' jar and cover, Han dynasty of cylindrical form supported on three bear-form feet, the straight sides moulded with a frieze of various mythical animals in a continuous landscape setting, the domed cover with further animals and immortals climbing among the cresting mountain peaks, all beneath the dark green glaze, the interior and base covered in a chestnut glaze, fitted box 19.5 cm diameter. Compare with a similar hill jar sold Sotheby's, New York, 15 September 2018, lot 1388
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- Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.
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