A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY TRIPOD CENSER, TANG DYNASTY
China, 618-907. The globular body is supported on three animal-claw feet and has a waisted neck with a flared rim. The sides are decorated with molded four-leaf and tasseled appliqués, and are covered with streaked green, amber, and ochre glazes that fall towards the lower body revealing the buff ware. The base and interior are left unglazed.


Provenance:
From a private collection in New York, USA. The base with a collector’s label, ‘4395’.

Condition:
Very good condition, commensurate with age and as expected for authentic Sancai wares from the Tang dynasty. Old wear and firing irregularities including pitting, glaze crackling and flaking. Cracks and old repairs to two feet. Minor losses, nicks and scratches. Soil encrustations. Displaying exceptionally well.

Weight: 1,900 g
Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm.Width 23.5 cm


Literature comparison:

Compare a sancai-glazed pottery tripod censer with similar appliqué decorations, dated to the Tang dynasty, in the Royal Ontario Museum, accession number 918.17.98.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 14-15 September 2017, lot 1107
Estimate: USD 112,500 or approx.
EUR 128,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai-glazed applique-decorated tripod jar, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, appliqué decoration, and sancai glaze. Note the closely related size (18 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 4 October 2016, lot 3
Estimate: HKD 275,000 or approx.
EUR 37,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sancai-glazed applique-decorated tripod jar, Tang dynasty (AD 618-907)
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, appliqué decoration, and sancai glaze. Note the size (13.3 cm).




唐代大型三彩貼花三足陶爐


中國, 618-907年。陶爐卷沿圓唇，短頸微束，豐肩略斜，圓鼓腹，圜形底，腹下部位設有獸爪狀三足。肩部一周等距離裝飾三個獸面貼花。腹上部略下則間飾三個四葉卷草紋貼花，呈浮雕狀。器施醬黃、墨綠、乳白釉，色彩斑斕，相互交融，錯落有致，層次分明。釉不及底，露出陶胎，質地潔白，細密堅致。


來源：
美國紐約私人收藏。底座上有藏家標籤，可見 ‘4395’字樣。

品相：
狀況良好，磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括凹坑、釉面裂紋和剝落。雙足有裂縫和舊修。輕微缺損、刻痕和劃痕。 土壤結殼。

重量：1,900 克
尺寸：高 23.5 厘米


文獻比較：


比較一件唐代三彩貼花紋三足爐，收藏於Royal Ontario博物館，館藏編號918.17.98。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年9月14-15日，lot 1107
估價：USD 112,500（相當於今日
EUR 128,000
）
描述：唐代三彩貼花三足罐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、貼花紋和三彩。請注意非常相近尺寸 (18 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：


形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2016年10月4日，lot 3
估價：HKD 275,000（相當於今日
EUR 37,000
）
描述：唐三彩貼花三足罐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、貼花紋和三彩。請注意尺寸 (13.3 釐米)。