A pair of rare Chinese Yue ware funerary urns (hunping) Western Jin

each well-potted ovoid stoneware body applied with three rows of moulded decoration, including seated Buddhas, deities, phoenixes, Buddhist lions and other mythical beasts, the ridged shoulder supporting a three-tiered temple, its entrance flanked by a pagoda and a seated Buddha to each side, encircled by further Buddhas, bearded Central Asian figures, birds in flight and globular pots, all covered with an olive-green glaze, (2), 88cm high, For a similar item, see The Metropolitan Museum, Object Number 1992.165.21, and The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1988.21. 西晋 越窑神人楼阁纹青瓷魂瓶 一对, 1992.165.21, and The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1988.21. Condition Report, Condition Report, Both with firing cracks and small chips to edges. One with a corner of a roof restored and an appliqué missing. The other one with chips to the top of central tower and one censer with birds restored with losses. A large crack to the body and one appliqué chipped with losses. Request A Condition Report, Request A Condition Report

Estimate:£1,000

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