Qing Animal Mask Pottery Urn
November 2012 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This Chinese pottery vase has a tri-color glaze of green, brown and blue/grey streaming randomly down over the surface, stopping just short of covering the buff base. Two animal masks and rings molded along the side, together with its shape and sancai glaze, give this mid-Qing piece the look of a much earlier Han urn...