Tang Pottery Sancai Melon

China, Tang Dynasty 618-907
Dimensions 19cm H

Heavily potted as a large cream coloured melon with green stripes attached to an integral brown glazed flat bottomed dish with sloping sides. No footring. Base with an auction sticker ex. Christie’s Swire Hong Kong, 1986 – 1995.

A related sancai pottery watermelon with integral dish can be found in the collections of the Shaanxi History Museum.

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