- 301
A SANCAI 'LOTUS' TRIPOD DISH TANG DYNASTY |
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description
- 22.9 cm, 9 in.
with rounded sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed at the centre with a large stylised lotus, all in green, chestnut and straw glaze and reserved on a dappled ground
Exhibited
Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology, Durham (label).
Condition
There is an approx. 1.9 cm flake to the mouthrim, in addition to a few smaller flakes or minor scratches to the unglazed body and feet. There is also glaze wear to the interior well. The dish is otherwise in overall good condition with some typical firing imperfections.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Property from an Old Asian Family Collection (lots 301-355) The following fifty-five lots, consigned from an important Asian collection, encompass the full range of Chinese ceramics, ranging from the Neolithic Yangshao culture to the closing years of the Qing dynasty. Highlights of the group include the superb Yaozhou box and cover (lot 302), probably created to contain chess (weiqi) pieces. It encapsulates what is sublime in Northern celadons, with its unctuous glaze and intricate incised design of peony flowers. There is also a superbly potted Dingyao washer (lot 308), acquired from the famous London dealership Eskenazi.
Many other ceramics in the group also have impeccable provenance, including those acquired in recent years from London dealerships such as S. Marchant & Son, and others with a much longer recorded history, formerly exhibited in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology at the University of Durham when they were in the collection of the Malaysian businessman Loke Wan Tho (1915-1964).
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This flamboyant and brilliantly coloured tripod dish encapsulates the opulence of the Chinese court in the first half of the Tang dynasty. The luxuriant lotus flowers embody the spirit of Buddhism, so popular at the time.
A similar tripod dish, excavated at Luoyang, is illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: Taoci juan [Gems of China's cultural relics, ceramics section], Taipei, 1993, p. 130, fig. 452. See also an example from the Arthur M. Sackler collection, offered in our New York rooms, 19th September 2002, lot 59. Compare also sancai tripod dishes of the same form but differing designs, such as one decorated with geese in the Tokyo National Museum Collection, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum- Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 100, and another sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2016, lot 3105. A Tang sancai basin with similar luxuriant decoration of a central stylised lotus encircled by star-shaped petals, from the collections of Mr and Mrs Eugene Bernat, Dr Ip Yee and T.Y. Chao, was sold in these rooms, 29th November 2018, lot 309.
Many other ceramics in the group also have impeccable provenance, including those acquired in recent years from London dealerships such as S. Marchant & Son, and others with a much longer recorded history, formerly exhibited in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archaeology at the University of Durham when they were in the collection of the Malaysian businessman Loke Wan Tho (1915-1964).
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This flamboyant and brilliantly coloured tripod dish encapsulates the opulence of the Chinese court in the first half of the Tang dynasty. The luxuriant lotus flowers embody the spirit of Buddhism, so popular at the time.
A similar tripod dish, excavated at Luoyang, is illustrated in Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan: Taoci juan [Gems of China's cultural relics, ceramics section], Taipei, 1993, p. 130, fig. 452. See also an example from the Arthur M. Sackler collection, offered in our New York rooms, 19th September 2002, lot 59. Compare also sancai tripod dishes of the same form but differing designs, such as one decorated with geese in the Tokyo National Museum Collection, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum- Chinese Ceramics, Tokyo, 1965, pl. 100, and another sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1st June 2016, lot 3105. A Tang sancai basin with similar luxuriant decoration of a central stylised lotus encircled by star-shaped petals, from the collections of Mr and Mrs Eugene Bernat, Dr Ip Yee and T.Y. Chao, was sold in these rooms, 29th November 2018, lot 309.