Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, New York, 31 mars 2005
A sancai glazed covered jar, Tang Dynasty (618-907)
Lot 16. A sancai glazed covered jar, Tang Dynasty (618-907), overall height 9 1/2 in., 24.1 cm. Estimate 15,000 -- 20,000 USD. Lot sold 18,000 USD. © Sotheby's.
of ovoid form, the white body covered halfway down with evenly spaced wax-resist florettes set against a streaky green and amber glaze, surmounted by a matched domed cover with a small bud knop, and similiarly applied with wax-resist spots against a green and amber glaze.
Note: Compare a closely related jar with a matching cover, in the Tokyo National Museum, illustrated in Sekai tôji zenshû vol. 11, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 50; and two others lacking their covers, ibid., pls. 210 and 211. See also a slightly smaller polychrome-splashed jar of similar shape from the Toguri Museum collection, sold in our London rooms, 9th June 2004, lot 71. The pattern on this piece and other jars of this form is reminiscent of designs found on opulent tie-dyed textiles. .