Lot Essay
Compare two similar twin-fish flasks, one illustrated in the Tang Sancai Heibonsha Series, Japan, 1977, no. 34.; the other in R. Hirano ed., Kotoken senka, Osaka, 1988, p. 87.
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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
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An Unusual Sancai-Glazed Pottery Twin-Fish Flask
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Of oval section, the body molded as two confronted fish, their tails forming the spreading base, their dorsal fins forming a flange below each of the pierced foliate handles, and the foliate-molded neck appearing to rise from their open mouths, all covered in a splashed glaze of green, amber and cream tone
7 1/8in. (18cm.) high, box
Tang dynasty (618-907)
Of oval section, the body molded as two confronted fish, their tails forming the spreading base, their dorsal fins forming a flange below each of the pierced foliate handles, and the foliate-molded neck appearing to rise from their open mouths, all covered in a splashed glaze of green, amber and cream tone
7 1/8in. (18cm.) high, box