VASECULTURE MAYA, STYLE CHOCHOLÁCLASSIQUE RÉCENT, 550-950 AP. J.-C. |

Marché de l'art, États-Unis
Sotheby's, New York, 23 novembre 1998, n° 174
Collection privée, États-Unis
Sotheby's, New York, 12 mai 2005, n° 299
Importante Collection privée française

Excellent condition overall. Beautiful brown and nuanced patina. Appears to have stabilized cracks on the wall of the back above the cartouche.
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Ce vase à cartouche Chocholá offre une représentation particulièrement exubérante d'un héros sortant triomphalement d'une eau tourbillonnante. Le personnage est paré d'une boucle d'oreille imposante et d'un large collier en perles de jade, sa chevelure retenue dans un bandeau noué et par un fermoir en os. Tandis qu’une main est placée dans une posture soumise de « relâchement », l'autre bras, tendu, sort du cadre. Le revers est gravé du glyphe "hun ben" ("1 ben"). Les vases de style Chocholá sont connus depuis qu'un exemplaire a été trouvé et étudié par John Lloyd Stephens lors de son exploration du Yucatan en 1843. 

This Chocholá vessel shows a particularly exuberant depiction of the protagonist emerging from the swirling pool of water in a cartouche. A cartouche is a type of portal which serves as an entry between the supernatural and natural world. The lord is well adorned with a long stiff paper ear ornament and massive jade bead necklace, his coiffure is swept up with a bone clasp and knotted headband. One hand is cupped in the submissive 'releasing' gesture, and the straight arm reaches out of the frame. The reverse is carved with the calendric day sign glyph "hun ben", ("1 ben").

The Chocholá style vessel has been known in our era since John Lloyd Stephens was shown a vessel in 1843 during his exploration of the Yucatan.