A superb sancai-glazed 'dragon'-handled amphora, Tang dynasty | 唐 三彩雙龍耳尊

A superb sancai-glazed 'dragon'-handled amphora
Tang dynasty

Height 35 cm, 13¾ in.
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Vase amphore en grès à glaçure sancai, dynastie Tang
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唐 三彩雙龍耳尊

Condition Report:
General light surface wear and expected firing imperfections, including a small ca. 1.1 cm recessed area to the body.
Three of the four dragons' ears are partially restored, as well as the curl and attached element on top of one the two handles.
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器面見輕微磨痕、正常窰燒瑕疵，如器身一處凹痕，約1.1公分。三龍角、雙耳頂端卷飾局部經修。

Catalogue Note:
See a related amphora in the collection of the British Museum, London, accession number 1930,0719.52 and another example in the Idemitsu Collection, illustrated in Chinese Ceramics in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1987, pl.330. Compare also an example sold at Christie's New York, 24th March 2011, lot 1111, from the Gordon collection.

Provenance:
Yamanaka & Co., New York, 1943.

Collection of Raymond A Bidwell (1876-1954).

The Springfield Museums, Springfield, Massachusetts, accessioned in 1962.

Christie's New York, 22nd March 2013, lot 1165.

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Yamanaka & Co.，紐約，1943年

Raymond A Bidwell 先生（1876-1954）收藏

斯普菲博物館，春田市，麻州，1962年入檔

紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，編號1165