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PROPERTY FROM THE YANGDETANG COLLECTION
A SANCAI-GLAZED CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI-GLAZED CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The top of the cover is delicately decorated with florettes in amber and cream glazes on a green ground, the sides of the box and cover splashed with amber and cream glazes. The interior of the box is covered with a thin layer of transparent green glaze, while the base and interior of the cover are unglazed, revealing the buff ware.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) diam., box
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The top of the cover is delicately decorated with florettes in amber and cream glazes on a green ground, the sides of the box and cover splashed with amber and cream glazes. The interior of the box is covered with a thin layer of transparent green glaze, while the base and interior of the cover are unglazed, revealing the buff ware.
3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
Yangdetang Collection, acquired before 1985
Literature
Tan Dan-jiong, History of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 1, Taipei, 1985, p. 93