Property from an Asian Private Collection
A sancai-glazed 'phoenix' ewer, Tang dynasty
No reserve
Auction Closed
November 5, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Wood stand and Japanese wood box (4)
Height 29.2 cm, 11 ½ in.
Japanese Private Collection, 1990s.
This ewer embodies the commercial and cultural exchange that characterises the art of the early Tang dynasty. Margaret Medley in Metalwork and Chinese Ceramics, London, 1972 (p. 4), discusses the far-reaching effect on Tang potters of the opening of diplomatic relations between the Chinese Emperor Yangdi of the Sui dynasty (581-618) and the Sasanian Persian Empire (224-651), which led to the exchange of tributary gifts as well as the arrival of Persian craftsmen at the Imperial court in the Tang capital Chang'an (today's Xi'an, Shaanxi).
Another sancai-glazed 'phoenix' ewer from the collection of Quincey Chuang was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th November 2021, lot 311.
