A rare sancai 'lotus' jar


Liao DynastyHeavily potted, the globular body tapering to a short straight foot, incised with large peony flowers highlighted in amber and green enamels borne on leafy meander reserved on beige ground, all under a green band of scrolling foliage tapering to a waisted neck and everted rim covered in amber glaze, fitted box. 28.5cm (11 1/4in) high (2).
|遼 三彩纏枝牡丹紋瓶Provenance: acquired from Delicate House Chinese Curios, Hong Kong, on 21 June 2001The Reid CollectionProbably on loan to the Art Gallery New South Wales, Sydney, circa 2003來源： 於2001年6月21日購自香港古董商采華閣古美術Reid 收藏或於約2003年借展予悉尼新南威爾斯美術館The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C101g62 dated 5 April 2001, is consistent with the dating of this lot.