Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties
Echoes of Fragrance – Evolution of Tea Culture from the Tang to the Qing Dynasties
An engraved silver tea caddy and cover, Late Tang dynasty 唐末 銀鏨花卉紋茶罐
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December 16, 02:09 AM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
An engraved silver tea caddy and cover,
Late Tang dynasty
唐末 銀鏨花卉紋茶罐
6.8cm
the base inscribed with an inscription reading Xuan Hui jiufang Yu zi hao
底刻《宣徽酒坊宇字號》款
Antique Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
An American private collection.
日本東京古美術甍堂
美國私人收藏
Compare a silver bowl engraved with a similar mark, excavated from Beiyin village in Liulin city, Yaozhou district, Shaanxi in 1985, which is now in the collection of Shaanxi City Museum.
1958年陝西耀縣柳林背陰村曾出土一銀盌例，刻有同樣字款，現藏於陝西省博物館。