A RARE AND GENUINE TANG SAN CAI PILLOW
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The head-resting plate rests on a well-sculptured and animated lion, unusual for Tang ceramics. The enamel/glaze has totally lost the shine of newly fired pottery with glaze. The blue is intense and iridescent when examined with side lighting. Numerous age-induced crackle lines with yellow impregnation can be seen. All these features are typical due to 1300 years of aging. Tang San Cai (???) wares have commanded high prices; as a result, numerous imitations have been made and sold. It is rather easy to distinguish a genuine one from a fake, based on glaze aging. The motif on the resting plate is a child playing among carps in a lotus pound; this is an auspicious emblem of Buddhism that was popular during mid Tang.
From Dr. Robert I-San Lin (#2783), 86-year old senior Chinese artwork appraiser appointed by China Commission on Artwork Authentication, whose grandfather was a major Chinese antique collector/dealer in early 1900s. (His bio, published in Journal of Authentication of Artworks, 2015, is available on request). Brought to California in 1960s.
10.9 (H) x23.8 x 15.1 cm; 1381 g.
From Dr. Robert I-San Lin (#2783), 86-year old senior Chinese artwork appraiser appointed by China Commission on Artwork Authentication, whose grandfather was a major Chinese antique collector/dealer in early 1900s. (His bio, published in Journal of Authentication of Artworks, 2015, is available on request). Brought to California in 1960s.
10.9 (H) x23.8 x 15.1 cm; 1381 g.
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A RARE AND GENUINE TANG SAN CAI PILLOW
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