A GREEN GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A DUCK, HAN DYNASTY China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Molded as two halves joined in the middle, the standing duck looking forward, its legs flanking the oval base, the wings flush with the body and showing finely incised lines indicating the plumage, the head modeled with eyes and beak, covered overall by a dark green glaze suffused with dense crackle.

Provenance: French trade.
Condition: Very good condition overall, commensurate with age. Extensive weathering, some encrustations, chips and losses, fine cracks, minor signs of erosion.

Weight: 2,564 g
Dimensions: Length 38 cm, Height 25.5 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related red pottery figure of a duck in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 26.292.85.



漢代綠釉陶鴨
中國，公元前206 至公元 220年。鴨子看向前方，雙腿之間有橢圓形底座，翅膀與身體齊平並顯示出羽毛的線條。通體施青綠色釉，密密麻麻的釉裂。

來源：法國古玩交易市場。
品相：整體狀況極好，與年齡相稱。大面積風化，一些結殼，碎屑和缺損，細裂紋，輕微的侵蝕跡象。

重量：2,564 克
尺寸：長38 厘米, 高25.5 厘米

文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的紅陶鴨，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號26.292.85。