A SANCAI-GLAZED APPLIQUE-DECORATED POTTERY JAR, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. Rising from a splayed foot to a short rim, the sides decorated with two bands of flowers and conch shaped medallions, splashed overall with emerald-green, chestnut, and straw-colored glazes pooling over the sides and stopping irregularly above the foot, exposing the white slip. The base unglazed.

Provenance: Collection of Senator Hugh Scott. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, donated from the above, accession number 91.442 (inscribed to base). Collection of Steven J. Harvis, New York, acquired from the above. A label 'Steven J. Harvis Collection 175 New York' to the base. Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, and served as Minority Leader from 1969 to 1977. Steven J. Harvis was a Manhattan attorney for 50 years and built an international law firm as the senior partner. He has been collecting, studying and dealing in Chinese works of art from the Shang Dynasty through the Republic Period for more than 35 years. His relationship with the Chinese art departments at the major New York auction houses including Christie's and Sotheby's goes back over 30 years.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age and as expected from an authentic Tang dynasty vessel. With old wear and some firing flaws, glaze flaking as visible on images, few minuscule nicks and losses.

Weight: 362.6 g
Dimensions: Diameter 12.5 cm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Galerie Zacke Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 142
Price: EUR 10,744 or approx. EUR 11,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai-glazed pottery rhyton, Tang dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color of the glaze and size (12.5 cm). Note that this lot was also previously in the collection of Senator Hugh Scott and has the accession number '91.444' from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts inscribed to the base.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 4 October 2016, lot 3
Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 38,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai-glazed applique-decorated tripod jar, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Expert remark: Compare the related form, glaze, decoration, and size (13.3 cm)



唐代三彩花卉罐
中國，618-907年。圓唇，溜肩鼓腹，外壁花卉紋，通體施綠色、栗色和黃色釉，釉料不規則地停在足部上方，露出足部。白色化妝土，底座無釉露胎。

來源：參議員Hugh Scott收藏，捐贈給Virginia Museum 美術館，收藏編號爲 91.442 (見底部)；紐約Steven J. Harvis收藏，購於上述收藏。底部可見“Steven J. Harvis Collection 175 New York”標籤。Hugh Doggett Scott Jr. (1900-1994) 曾是美國一位律師和政治家。他在美國眾議院和美國參議院代表賓夕法尼亞州，並於 1969 年至 1977 年擔任少數黨領袖。Steven J. Harvis 在曼哈頓擔任50 年律師，並作為高級合夥人建立了國際律師事務所。 他收藏、研究和經營商代至民國時期的中國藝術品超過35年。他與包括佳士得和蘇富比在內的紐約主要拍賣行的中國藝術部門的關係可以追溯到 30 多年前。 品相：品相良好，與年齡相稱。有磨損和一些燒製缺陷，釉料在外壁有剝落，微小的劃痕和缺損。

重量：362.6 克
尺寸：直徑12.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：維也納Zacke藝廊，2021年10月15日，lot 142
價格：EUR 10,744（相當於今日EUR 11,500）
描述：唐代三彩獸首角杯
專家評論：比較非常相近的釉色和尺寸 (12.5 厘米)。請注意此三彩獸首角杯也是參議員Hugh Scott先生私人收藏，捐贈給維吉尼亞美術館, 收藏編號 91.444 (見底座) 。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2016年10月4日，lot 3
價格：HKD 275,000（相當於今日EUR 38,000）
描述：唐代三彩貼花三足罐
專家評論：比較相近的外型、釉面、裝飾和尺寸 (13.3 厘米)。