A RARE 'TURTLES' BOWL, HAN DYNASTY China, 202 BC to 220 AD. The shallow rounded sides of the basin rising to an everted and galleried rim. The interior applied with three evenly spaced turtles, encircled by line borders above and below. Covered overall in a rich, finely crackled, olive-green glaze with distinct iridescent areas, as typical for this type of ware. Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age, with extensive old wear and some firing flaws, small chips and minuscule losses here and there, soil encrustations. Weight: 948.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 24.3 cm Expert's note: Though pottery bowls and models of turtles, both with distinct green lead glazes, can be found in public collections (see literature comparison), the combination thereof appears to be quite rare. Literature comparison: For a green-glazed pottery figure of a turtle, see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 68.149.2. For a similar green-glazed dish, though of smaller size and lacking the turtles, see the Freer Gallery of Art, accession number F1902.203. 漢代罕見龜碗 中國，公元前202 至公元220 年。碗敞口，淺壁，外翻。碗內有三隻均勻分佈的海龜，上下有弦紋。整體覆蓋著開片細膩青釉，帶有明顯的彩虹色區域，這是此類器皿的典型特徵。 來源：法國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相稱，大面積磨損和一些燒製缺陷、小碎屑和微不足道的缺損失，還有土壤結殼。 重量：948.8 克 尺寸：直徑24.3 厘米 專家注釋：雖然在公共收藏中可以找到陶碗和龜模型，兩者都帶有明顯的綠色鉛釉（參見文獻比較），但它們在一起的組合非常罕見。