J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Early Chinese Ceramics: An American Private Collection
March 28 - April 16, 2005
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A LARGE APPLIQUÉ-DECORATED SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY JAR
Tang Dynasty, A.D. 8th/9th Century
boldly decorated around the center of the body with three crisply moulded lion mask appliqués between double raised line borders defining the central frieze and with a foliate appliqué above each foot, the steeply rounded sides supported on three powerfully modelled lion’s feet, the shoulder with narrow horizontal ribbing below the short cylindrical neck with wide mouth and flaring rim, the exterior covered with cream, green and amber glazes applied in stripes, spots and daubs, the glaze stopping short of the rounded base to expose the pale buff pottery body beneath.
Diameter 8 3⁄4 inches (22.2 cm)
Compare two related sancai-glazed tripod jars, both with lion feet, but with the more commonly seen rounded profile, one with plain sides and one with appliqué decoration, which were excavated from Liaocheng prefecture, Shandong province, illustrated in Wenwu, 1988, No. 3, p. 86, figs. 1 & 2.
Compare also the pottery jar of very similar profile but covered in a plain dark chocolate-brown glaze, in the Tokyo National Museum, illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu (Ceramic Art of the World), Vol. 11, Sui and T’ang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1976, p. 117, no. 96.
唐 三彩貼花三足爐 徑 22.2 厘米
