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123 A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA
TANG DYNASTY
唐 三彩雙龍耳瓶

elegantly potted, the slightly splayed foot swelling to high, rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall waisted neck and everted
lipped rim, set with two curved dragon-headed handles applied with spiral bosses extending from the mouth to the base of
the neck, the top half amber-glazed with resist dappling and flecks of moss green, the bottom half unglazed revealing the buff
fine-grained body
Height 13 in., 33 cm

$ 6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Warren E. Cox, New York, 7th December 1959 Warren E. Cox，紐約，1959年12月7日
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978). 史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Known to be one of the most cosmopolitan periods in dynastic China, the Tang dynasty saw a flourishing of art
inspired by the ideas, cultures and designs brought to China from distant lands over the Silk Road.

The amphora form echoes the ancient Greek jar and draws from the vestiges of Hellenistic rule in the cities of
western Central Asia. It has also been suggested that the shape is inspired by Roman metalwork and glass. The
present vase is notable for its exceptionally graceful profile and vibrant, lustrous glaze.

Vases of this type are in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no. 1984.483.3, and the
Art Institute of Chicago, ref. no. 1924.286. Compare a few examples sold in these rooms: 8th July 1974, lot 41; 23rd
October 1976, lot 192; 15th June 1983, lot 155; and 20th March 2012, lot 22. See also a related vase illustrated in
R.L. Hobson, The Catalogue of the George Eumorfopoulos Collection of Chinese, Korean and Persian Pottery and
Porcelain, London, 1925, vol. I, pl. LXVI, no. 326.

唐代乃中國歷史上最具國際化氛圍的朝代，絲綢之路將異 與本品相類之雙龍耳瓶，見美國大都會博物館藏例，藏
國文化元素引入中原，為本土藝術的繁榮發展提供了靈感 品編號1984.483.3，及芝加哥藝術博物館藏例，藏品編
與啟發。 號1924.286。亦可比較以下類例，分別售於紐約蘇富比
1974年7月8日，編號41；1976年10月23日，編號192;
雙龍耳瓶之器型即受外來文化影響，具中亞西部希臘化時
1983年6月15日，編號155；及2012年3月20日，編
期陶罐之遺風，或受羅馬金器及玻璃器皿影響。此瓶器型
號22。另見一相類瓶例，錄於 R. L. Hobson，《The
優雅，線條流暢，三彩釉色鮮豔，極富光澤。
Catalogue of the George Eumorfopoulos Collection of
Chinese, Korean and Persian Pottery and Porcelain》
，卷1，圖版LXVI，編號326。

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