TANG DYNASTY

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A sancai-glazed tray and bowls
Tang dynasty
The saucer-shaped tray arranged with seven small bowls forming a circle, the outer sides and interior of the bowls streaked in straw, ochre and green glazes, some restoration
the tray 25.5 cm. diam. (8)

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Lot Essay

A similar tray and seven cups in The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco are illustrated by He Li, Chinese Ceramics: A New Comprehensive Survey, New York, 1996, no. 158, and another set in Tang sancai (Three-color Glazes) of the Tang Dynasty in Luoyang, Beijing, 1980, p. 96.
A tray with eight cups was sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 2003, lot 224.

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