17 septembre 2023
Stone Buddha, Tang dynasty (618-907), Shanghai Museum.
Stone Buddha, Tang dynasty (618-907), Shanghai Museum., Shanghai Museum.17 septembre 2023
'Pre-Song Dynasty Ceramics from American and Japanese Collections', Zetterquist Galleries at Asia Week New York
Spherical Mat Weight, Warring States Period, 5th century BC. Diameter: 9.8cm. © 2023 Eric Zetterquist
A spherical stoneware mat weight with a flat bottom, into which a hole has been centered. The top is surmounted by a small loop handle, which is decorated with a finely impressed circular pattern. The top half is partially covered with an a brownish-green natural ash glaze. A small loop handle sits at the apex, and has an early 20th century Japanese cord tassel attached. From a private Japanese collection and in an old, fitted... [Lire la suite]