A Large Chinese Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Hu Jar with Oxford TL Test. This is large example of a hu with a flat base, wide body, curved neck and flared mouth. It has been expertly decorated in a variety of cold-painted pigments. Geometric pattern surround the base and neck whereas the body is superbly decorated with a variety of animals, some anthropomorphised, amongst swirling cloud patterns. Height 45cm (17.5 inches). With Thermoluminescence Analysis Report from Oxford Authentication dating to 2006. Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220).

Provenance: from the collection of the late Brian Page (1938-2018), the well-known Oriental art and antiques dealer from Brighton.