A SANCAI GLAZED TRAY AND CUPS, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. The shallow tray raised on a circular foot, decorated in lime green, amber and cream splashes falling over the rim to the interior and exterior, the cups with similar splashed glazes all over. The seven small cups firmly attached to the tray. Provenance: From an old German private collection. Condition: Overall good condition with extensive old wear, firing flaws, three chips with old fillings and minor touchups. Possibly there once was an eighth cup attached to the tray. Weight: 1,642 g in total Dimensions: Diameter 25.2 cm (the tray), Height 8 cm (the stem cup) With a sancai-glazed stem cup, the interior and foot left unglazed, revealing the buff ware. (2) Literature comparison: Compare with other similar sets including a set with nine cups from the Idemitsu Collection illustrated in The 15th Anniversary Catalogue, Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1981, no. 616; a smaller set illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 9, Sui and T'ang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1955, no. 103; and a set of ten sancai cups and a tray sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 19 November 1984, lot 138. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related tray and six cups sold by Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 18-19 September 2014, lot 716, for USD $8,125. 三彩子母盤，唐代 中國，618-907。淺托盤圈足，施檸檬綠、琥珀色和奶油色的釉料，從杯架的內部和外部散落下來，杯子上滿施釉料。七個小杯子牢牢固定在托盤上。 來源：德國私人收藏 品相：總體品相良好，嚴重老磨損，燒製瑕疵，三個小磕損已填充及修補。原始可能爲八個杯子。 重量：縂1,642 克 尺寸：直徑25.2 厘米 (托盤)，高8 厘米 (杯子) 拍賣結果比較：一個相近的托盤與留個杯子于2014年9月18日至19日于紐約佳士得《中國陶瓷與工藝品》拍號716，成交價USD $8,125。