36 CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE TRIPOD JARS

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC STYLE) ASSEMBLED SET OF THIRTY-SIX CARVED HARDSTONE TRIPOD COVERED JARS, WORKED FROM CALCITIC STONE EACH BARREL-FORM VESSEL LOW-RELIEF CARVED WITH COILED DRAGONS FLANKING SCRIPT CARTOUCHES, RAISED ON THREE MONSTER-MASK PAW FEET, SURMOUNTED BY A STEPPED DISC COVER, THE UNDERSIDE WITH INCISED SEAL MARK EACH APPROX. 4.75 IN HIGH CONDITION:…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC STYLE) ASSEMBLED SET OF THIRTY-SIX CARVED HARDSTONE TRIPOD COVERED JARS, WORKED FROM CALCITIC STONE
EACH BARREL-FORM VESSEL LOW-RELIEF CARVED WITH COILED DRAGONS FLANKING SCRIPT CARTOUCHES, RAISED ON THREE MONSTER-MASK PAW FEET, SURMOUNTED BY A STEPPED DISC COVER, THE UNDERSIDE WITH INCISED SEAL MARK
EACH APPROX. 4.75 IN HIGH
CONDITION: ONE VESSEL WITH LOSS TO ONE FOOT (PICTURED)