† A BLUE-SPLASHED SANCAI-GLAZED 'CRANE' TRIPOD DISH, TANG DYNASTY

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† A BLUE-SPLASHED SANCAI-GLAZED 'CRANE' TRIPOD DISH, TANG DYNASTY Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence analysis report issued by Oxford Authentication on 3 August 2026, based on sample number C126j49, sets the firing date of both samples taken between 900 and 1500 years ago, consistent with the dating above. A copy of the report accompanies this lot. China, 618-907. Finely potted with shallow rounded sides supported on three short pad feet and rising to a wide everted rim with a pronounced lip. The interior is crisply incised with a central roundel enclosing a goose in flight, surrounded by radiating lotus leaves and foliate tendrils picked out in blue, amber, and green glazes. The cavetto is resist-decorated in cream against an amber and green ground extending over the exterior and feet, the glaze stopping irregularly around the base to reveal the buff ware. Dimensions: Diameter 28.8 cm With an associated fitted silk storage box. (2) The present dish incorporates decorative elements derived from contemporaneous textile and metalwork traditions. As noted by Margaret Medley, motifs such as the wax-resist dots on the rim and cavetto evolved from Central Asian textile techniques, including tie-dyed silks and wax-stenciled resist fabrics, while the impressed flowerhead at the center reflects the influence of chased silverwork. Impressed into the clay while still soft, the central motif was subsequently enlivened with three-color (sancai) glazes, first introduced in funerary ceramics during the late seventh century. The addition of blue to the customary beige, green, and amber palette points to an eighth-century date, when this color came into use. The combination of supplementary motifs, contrasting glaze colors, and varied techniques afforded the potter considerable decorative flexibility. See Margaret Medley, T’ang Pottery and Porcelain, 1981, p. 40-41. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related sancai tripod dish, dated circa 675-750, in the Royal Ontario Museum. Compare a related sancai tripod dish, dated 700-750, 28.4 cm diameter, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number C.33-1965, and illustrated in Margaret Medley, T'ang Pottery & Porcelain, 1981, pl. 32. Compare a related sancai tray, dated c. 8th century, 28.9 cm diameter, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 14.66, and illustrated in Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, 1989, p. 65, pl. 57. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June 2016, lot 3105 Price: HKD 1,000,000 or approx. EUR 133,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, glazes, motifs, and size (28.6 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1804 Price: USD 112,500 or approx. EUR 136,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, glazes, motifs, and size (29 cm). 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

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