Lot 171
WHITE-GLAZED STONEWARE CUP
TANG DYNASTY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
£5,500
Description
唐 白釉杯
thinly potted of deep U-shape, supported on a low flaring solid foot, covered overall in a transparent glaze suffused with crackles, stopping neatly above the foot to reveal the white body
Dimensions
11.2cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private Canadian collection, acquired in New York;
Formerly in the Property of the Estate of David Rockefeller (see images);
Ex Private Chinese Collection, acquired in 2001
Footnote
Note: Item 97 in the David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection Vol. V Supplement, Privately Published, New York, 2005