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A VERY RARE SMALL SILVER RELIQUARY ߢ૰ഡˑໝ䢮 䢯 㘇⣐㚌⋽Ⰸ♃⧆⯯⁄
VASE AND COVER
DATED SEVENTH YEAR OF TIANBAO ERA OF TANG Ϝᬜ
DYNASTY BY INSCRIPTION, CORRESPONDING TO ໝ㈂ᑞᰐ㟓
AD 748 AND OF THE PERIOD 㧀㒴ח㘝䣀Ǚ૰ഡˑໝ㟞ډᕕՋᑽᐡ㐤ζ⧆⁄᥉᳦ϭ㨳ǐǚ
The small vase is delicately incised on the body of the exterior with four
evenly spaced lotus blossoms between bands of petals above and below,
the neck is incised with a dedicatory inscription dated to AD 748 below a
beaded rim. The cover is chased in the form of an upturned five-pointed
leaf with veins detailed in relief and a stem-form finial.
2 æ in. (7 cm.) high
HK$500,000-700,000 US$65,000-90,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Macau in 1985
The inscription on the neck may be translated as, ‘a Buddhist reliquary
vase respectfully made on the eight day of the intercalary tenth month of inscription
the seventh year of Tianbao Era (748) as a perpetual offering’. ߴ᪪
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