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TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The ovoid body is raised on a flat base, and the rounded shoulder is splash-glazed in amber, green and cream, exposing the buff ware of the unglazed lower body, while the reel-shaped neck is glazed amber, as are the two dragon-headed handles that bite the cup-shaped mouth.
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The ovoid body is raised on a flat base, and the rounded shoulder is splash-glazed in amber, green and cream, exposing the buff ware of the unglazed lower body, while the reel-shaped neck is glazed amber, as are the two dragon-headed handles that bite the cup-shaped mouth.
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high
Provenance
Yamanaka & Co., New York, 1943.
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
Raymond A. Bidwell (1876-1954) Collection.
The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.
Literature
The Raymond A. Bidwell Collection of Chinese Bronzes and Ceramics, Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1965, p. 64.
Exhibited
Yamanaka & Co., New York, Collection of Chinese and Other Far Eastern Art, 1943, no. 753.
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