A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED MOLDED POTTERY CUP

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A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED MOLDED POTTERY CUP
TANG DYNASTY

Probably made in imitation of a silver prototype, the base molded with a central flowerhead surrounded by circles and leaves, with bands of petals, cross-hatching and circles rising up the sides, all separated by bowstring borders, the interior and exterior streaked in amber, green and cream glaze (some minor glaze flaking)
3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) diam., box

Lot Essay

A molded cup of this type was included in the exhibition, The Helen D. Ling Collection of Chinese Ceramics, The Art Gallery: University of Maryland, January 18-March 9, 1995, Catalogue, no. 21; and another is illustrated in Tang Sancai, Heibonsha Series, vol. 35, Japan, 1977, no. 25