TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

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A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY CENSER
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The flaring dish with flat, everted rim is raised on five molded supports, each surmounted by a horned bird head, and the base is formed as a low ring. The dish and molded supports are covered with a splashed glaze of amber, dark olive-green and cream color, and the base is amber-glazed.
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Stephen Junkunc, III (1904-1978) Collection.

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Lot Essay

A related censer which is raised on five human-form figures is illustrated by Liu Liang-yu, A Survey of Chinese Ceramics, vol. 1, 'Early Wares: Prehistoric to Tenth Century', Taipei, 1991, p. 239 (top right).

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