Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, 5 Nov 2020
Lot 12. A sancai blue-glazed tripod dish, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 30cm (11 3/4in) diam. Estimate £ 2,500-3,500. Sold for £ 5,312 (€ 5,943). Photo: Bonhams.
Finely potted with rounded sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, the cavetto and well covered with a lustrous blue glaze, the outside glazed a yellow ochre with a slight green tinge on the rim.
The result of CIRAM SAS thermoluminescence test no.0419-OA-171Z-2, dated 2 May 2019, is consistent with the dating of this lot. A related blue and yellow glazed tripod dish, Tang dynasty, is illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.1, London, 1994, no.254.
Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, London, 5 Nov 2020