A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND POSSIBLY UNIQUE LARGE GLASS HOLY BOWL TANG DYNASTY

of generous proportions, the sublime vessel with deep rounded sides marked with a soft undulating outline, sweeping up from a domed base centred with a pontil mark corresponding on the interior to a broad rounded shoulder and emphasised lip, the translucent glistening glass of a yellowish tone
w. 31 cm, 12 1/4 in.

Provenance:
Ta-kou-tchai [Daguzhai, Studio for Understanding Antiquity] of Paul Houo-Ming-Tse [Houo Mingzhi, alias Paul Huo] (1880?-1949?), Beijing, 1930 or earlier.
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 15th February 1932, lot 153.
Collection of André Portier (d. 1963).
Christie's London, 16th April 1985, lot 284.