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PROPERTY FROM THE YANGDETANG COLLECTION
A SANCAI-GLAZED ELBOW REST
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI-GLAZED ELBOW REST
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The vessel is modelled as a crouching lion in an alert position about to leap, the face with a fierce expression detailed with rounded eyes, a broad snout and curly mane, supported on an elliptical stand and surmounted by a flat lobed top decorated with a stylised flowerhead in the centre, glazed all over with green, cream and amber.
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) long, box
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The vessel is modelled as a crouching lion in an alert position about to leap, the face with a fierce expression detailed with rounded eyes, a broad snout and curly mane, supported on an elliptical stand and surmounted by a flat lobed top decorated with a stylised flowerhead in the centre, glazed all over with green, cream and amber.
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Po Yuen Tong, Hong Kong, 27 August 1995
Yangdetang Collection
Yangdetang Collection