Lot Essay
A similar Tang green-glazed pottery tripod dish is illustrated by R. Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 3 (1), London, 2006, p. 244, no. 1265.
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TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Details
A GREEN AND AMBER-GLAZED POTTERY TRIPOD OFFERING DISH
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The dish has a lipped rim and is covered with a rich leaf-green glaze pooling darker in some areas, with three spur marks evenly spaced on the interior. The glaze on the underside stops short of the base to show the pale buff-colored pottery and the three short paw supports are splashed with an amber-yellow glaze.
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) diam., cloth box
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The dish has a lipped rim and is covered with a rich leaf-green glaze pooling darker in some areas, with three spur marks evenly spaced on the interior. The glaze on the underside stops short of the base to show the pale buff-colored pottery and the three short paw supports are splashed with an amber-yellow glaze.
11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963) Collection, United Kingdom, no. PT18.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3341.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 3341.
Literature
Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society 1948-1949, "Catalogue of the Exhibition of Wares of the T'ang Dynasty," London, 1951, p. 76, no. 168.
Exhibited
London, Oriental Ceramic Society, Wares of the T'ang Dynasty, 27 April-8 June 1949.
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