MINIATURE SANCAI BOWL

Tang dynasty, 618 – 906

Diameter: 2 1/2 inches, 6 cm

Height: 1 1/2 inches, 3 cm

三彩小杯

A miniature pottery bowl, the sides rising from a flat base towards a lipped rim. The inside and part of the outside are covered in a carefully executed so-called sancai glaze of green, amber and cream tones. The glaze spills over the rim but stops well short of the foot in an uneven line.

PROVENANCE:

Sydney Moss, London.  Sotheby’s Hong Kong 09.11. 2016, Lot 101