A miniature sancai-glazed pottery jar, Tang dynasty | 唐 三彩貼花四繫小罐

A miniature sancai-glazed pottery jar

Tang dynasty

 唐 三彩貼花四繫小罐

of diminutive size, the spherical body resting on a short foot and surmounted by a tapering cylindrical neck, the shoulder applied with four loop handles interspersed with four floral medallions, the upper half of the vessel liberally splashed with green, amber, and clear glazes, the lower half unglazed, revealing the buff pinkish body

Height 2⅜ in., 5.8 cm