Lot Essay
Similar examples are illustrated by Seiichi Mizuno, Tousansai (Tang Sancai), Heibonsha, Japan, 1977, vol. 35, fig. 86 (and see also, fig. 85); in Zhonghua wuqian nian wenwu jikan (Tang sancai), Taipei, 1984, fig. 124; in Porcelain of the Jin and Tang Dynasties, The Complete Collection of Treasure of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 229, fig. 210, from the Palace Museum, Beijing; by S. J. Vainker, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, New York, 1991, p. 77, col. pl. 57; by John Ayers, Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1980, fig. 50; by He Li, Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1996, p. 95, no. 156; in the exhibition, Arte Cinese, Venice, 1954, Catalogue, no. 338; in Oriental Ceramics, Kodansha, Japan, 1983, vol. 10, fig. 62, from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and in Sekai toji zenshu, Kawade Shobo, Japan, 1961, vol. 9, figs. 88 and 89.
A single box sold at Christie's, London, December 7, 1992, lot 21.
The florette design is considered to have been inspired by tie-dye textiles.
A single box sold at Christie's, London, December 7, 1992, lot 21.
The florette design is considered to have been inspired by tie-dye textiles.