Lot 86. A sancai tripod censer, Tang dynasty (618-907), 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) wide. Estimate HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000 (USD 12,939 - USD 19,408) © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The vessel is applied with a beige slip and resist-decorated on the body with a lozenge pattern in green with a splash of amber glaze streaking down from the centre of each lozenge. The interior is covered with a straw glaze.

Provenance: Acquired in London prior to 1998
Sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2000, lot 266 (part)

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd sample no. C298g38 (23 November 1998) is consistent with the dating of this lot.

Christie's. The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 April 2017, Hong Kong