Lot Essay
The result of Chinese University of Hong Kong thermoluminescence test no. 1171 (8 October 1996) is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PETER SCHEINMAN COLLECTION
A RARE SPLASH-GLAZED APPLIQUE-DECORATED EWER
TANG DYNASTY, 7TH-8TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE SPLASH-GLAZED APPLIQUE-DECORATED EWER
TANG DYNASTY, 7TH-8TH CENTURY
The ovoid body is covered with a dark brown glaze decorated with splashes of pale bluish cream color that highlight the three arrangements of floret appliques on the shoulder and the handle that rises to the pinched mouth rim.
8 ¾ in. (21.7 cm.) high
TANG DYNASTY, 7TH-8TH CENTURY
The ovoid body is covered with a dark brown glaze decorated with splashes of pale bluish cream color that highlight the three arrangements of floret appliques on the shoulder and the handle that rises to the pinched mouth rim.
8 ¾ in. (21.7 cm.) high
Provenance
In Hong Kong prior to 1996.
Sotheby's New York, 22 September 2005, lot 10.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.
Sotheby's New York, 22 September 2005, lot 10.
Peter Scheinman (1932-2017) Collection, New York.