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687
A BLUE-SPLASHED POTTERY JAR
TANG DYNASTY
of slightly compressed ovoid form, the
rounded sides tapering to a short splayed
foot, and rising to an everted rolled rim, the
buff pinkish body covered by a thin layer of
white slip around the neck and sides, flecked
with irregular splashes of vibrant cobalt blue
glaze cascading in painterly drips from the rim,
beneath a pale straw glaze stopping just above
the foot revealing the pinkish-buff body
Height 7⅝ in., 19.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-
1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham
(1870-1920) in 1924 (acc. no. 1924.291).
$ 4,000-6,000

唐 藍彩罐
來源
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) 收藏
687
1924年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加
哥，以紀念其胞妹 Lucy Maud Buckingham
(1870-1920)，館藏編號1924.291

688
A SMALL SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY
‘MANDARIN DUCK’ DISH
TANG DYNASTY
the gently flaring sides rising from a flat base
to an everted rim, the interior with a molded
symmetrical design of two ducks each against a
stylized lotus leaf and enclosed within a beaded
roundel, the details picked out in blue, amber
and cream glazes on a cream-colored ground
Diameter 5⅞ in., 14.9 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-
1937).
Gifted to the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
in memory of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham
(1870-1920) in 1928 (acc. no. 1928.140).
$ 4,000-6,000

唐 三彩鴛鴦紋小盤

來源
Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858-1937) 收藏
1928年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加
哥，以紀念其胞妹 Lucy Maud Buckingham
688
(1870-1920)，館藏編號1928.140

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