TWO GRAY POTTERY FOOD VESSELS, DING HAN DYNASTY

one a plain spherical vessel supported on three high cabriole legs, with a pair of applied handles beneath the high domed cover set with three studded loops, the other with a plain U-shaped body supported on three columnar legs and set with a pair of upright loop handles at the shoulders (3)

On loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1967-2009).

Ding and cover: The cover has a fine hairline crack (ca. 1 1/4 in.) from the rim. Some minor chips on the rim of the cover. The censer with a slight lean. In otherwise good condition. Ding: In overall good condition. The colors are more of a dark gray than the catalogue image suggests.
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