Lot Essay
A similar cup, described as Xing ware and dated Tang dynasty, is illustrated by Zhang Bai in Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol. 3, Beijing, 2008, no. 37.
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CHINA, LATE TANG DYNASTY, 9TH-10TH CENTURY
Details
A SMALL NORTHERN WHITE WARE CUP
CHINA, LATE TANG DYNASTY, 9TH-10TH CENTURY
Possibly copying a silver shape, the body tapering to a flat base and applied on one side below the flared rim with a ring handle with foliate base, covered overall with a clear glaze of slightly grey-green tone
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, box
CHINA, LATE TANG DYNASTY, 9TH-10TH CENTURY
Possibly copying a silver shape, the body tapering to a flat base and applied on one side below the flared rim with a ring handle with foliate base, covered overall with a clear glaze of slightly grey-green tone
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, box
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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