Lot Essay
The inscriptions on the vase may be translated as: On the 8th day of the 10th month in the 7th year of the Tianbao reign, this silver vase is reverently made to serve as a reliquary offering.
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DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE TIANBAO REIGN OF TANG DYNASTY, CORRESPONDING TO 748 AD AND OF THE PERIOD
Details
A VERY RARE SMALL INSCRIBED SILVER REPOUSSÉ RELIQUARY VASE AND COVER
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE TIANBAO REIGN OF TANG DYNASTY, CORRESPONDING TO 748 AD AND OF THE PERIOD
2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) high
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE TIANBAO REIGN OF TANG DYNASTY, CORRESPONDING TO 748 AD AND OF THE PERIOD
2 3⁄4 in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Macau in 1985