Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art
Tue, Jul 23, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Lot 137
Chinese Han Hill-Form Tripod Incense Burner
Estimate: $400 - $800
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Unusually large Chinese Han dynasty green-glazed pottery boshan lu hill-form incense burner or lian. The lid molded in the shape of hills or mountains, depicting five sacred mountains between earth and paradise. The exterior molded with a landscape filled with beasts, likely big cats, birds, and monkeys. Resting on a tripod of three bear-form legs.
Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000; From the Estate of C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan, Long Lake, Minnesota; Private Minnesota Collection.
C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan (1926-2022) was a passionate world traveler and avid collector. It was through his travels that he was inspired to begin a lifelong relationship with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), becoming a major sponsor of the institute and facilitating the growth of their Asian art department, which is now one of the best in the country. His generous donations to Mia allowed them to establish a fund for the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, one of the few endowed positions of this type in the museum field. He additionally served as a trustee of the institute, advocating for its operational growth. In its turn, the museum established a gallery named in his honor in recognition for his endowment fund and numerous contributions to their collection.
Height: 12 in x diameter: 9 1/2 in.
There is calcifications throughout consistent with burial. Small losses to the glaze throughout; crazing to the glaze. There is a large chip the underside of the rim of the lid. One of the descending prongs along the underside is chipped off. Small chips to the rims. There is a series of cracks to one side of the vessel, possibly original to the firing.
Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000; From the Estate of C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan, Long Lake, Minnesota; Private Minnesota Collection.
C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan (1926-2022) was a passionate world traveler and avid collector. It was through his travels that he was inspired to begin a lifelong relationship with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), becoming a major sponsor of the institute and facilitating the growth of their Asian art department, which is now one of the best in the country. His generous donations to Mia allowed them to establish a fund for the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, one of the few endowed positions of this type in the museum field. He additionally served as a trustee of the institute, advocating for its operational growth. In its turn, the museum established a gallery named in his honor in recognition for his endowment fund and numerous contributions to their collection.
Height: 12 in x diameter: 9 1/2 in.
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