Lot Essay
The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C107f83 is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
AN UNUSUAL SMALL GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY 'PILGRIM'S' FLASK
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
AN UNUSUAL SMALL GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY 'PILGRIM'S' FLASK
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The flask, of oval section, has pierced leaf-shaped handles on the shoulders, and is molded in high relief on each side with a frolicking monkey holding a bottle and a cup between two flower heads and within a border of bosses that conforms to the shape of the vessel, all under a thin glaze of green color.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, cloth box
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The flask, of oval section, has pierced leaf-shaped handles on the shoulders, and is molded in high relief on each side with a frolicking monkey holding a bottle and a cup between two flower heads and within a border of bosses that conforms to the shape of the vessel, all under a thin glaze of green color.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
In Hong Kong by the 1990s.
Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 239.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 239.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
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