A RARE AMBER, CREAM AND BLUE-GLAZED SHALLOW DISH

TANG DYNASTY (618-907)

細節

A RARE AMBER, CREAM AND BLUE-GLAZED SHALLOW DISH
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The shallow dish with steep sides painted in the interior in blue and creamy-white with a central stylized pentafoil floral design, the petals interspersed with blue and creamy-white glazed tri-form buds, all reserved on an amber ground continuing over the slightly inward-curved and rounded rim to the exterior, the base unglazed revealing the buff ware
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) diam.

來源

Acquired between 1998-1999.

拍品專文

The style of painting on this shallow dish is unusual, but can be seen on two Tang shallow dishes with similar amber, cream and cobalt decoration, which are in the Tokyo National Museum. See Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 11, Sui and T'ang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1976, p. 218, nos. 216 and 217.

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no. C207m31 is consistent with the dating of this lot.