TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
Details
A SANCAI MOULDED 'DOUBLE LOZENGE' QUATREFOIL BOX AND COVER
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The box is finely moulded with a be-ribboned double lozenge picked out in green against an amber-glazed fish-roe ground. The box and cover are glazed all-over. The underside of the cover and base of the box each have three tiny spur marks.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide, box
TANG DYNASTY (618-907)
The box is finely moulded with a be-ribboned double lozenge picked out in green against an amber-glazed fish-roe ground. The box and cover are glazed all-over. The underside of the cover and base of the box each have three tiny spur marks.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
A Japanese private collection, acquired in the 1990s
Brought to you by
Sibley Ngai