A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY JAR, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-906. Thepressed globular body with incurved mouth rim encircled by an incised line, covered with splashes of amber, emerald green and cream glazes irregularly running towards the unglazed base, exposing the pinkish buff ware.Provenance: From the estate of Anthony Powell, London, UK. Anthony Powell (1935-2021) was a British costume designer who brought deep research to his work in both theater and film. His costume designs for John Gielgud's production of The School for Scandal (1963) earned him a Tony Award. Powell collaborated on movies with Steven Spielberg and Roman Polanski and won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, including 1978’s Death on the Nile. He was an avid collector of fabrics and trimmings as well as Chinese, Indian, and Southeast Asian works of art.Condition: Very good condition,mensurate with age and as expected from an authentic Tang dynasty vessel. With old wear, glaze flakes, small nicks and chips, light scratches, soiling and encrustations, and manufacturing flaws including glaze crackling and potting lines.Weight: 754.7 gDimensions: Diameter 18.7 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a related sancai-glazed jar excavated at the outskirts of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, illustrated in Sekai toji zenshu, vol. 11, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Tokyo, 1976, p. 242, no. 201.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s New York, 23 March 2022, lot 311Price: USD 5,292 or approx.EUR 5,000 converted at the time of writingDescription: A sancai-glazed pottery jar, Tang dynastyExpert remark:pare the closely related form, glazes, color of the ware, and size (17.8 cm)Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 516Price: USD 3,750 or approx.EUR 4,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A sancai-glazed pottery globular jar, Tang dynasty (618-907)Expert remark:pare the closely related form, glazes, color of the ware, and size (17.8 cm)唐代三彩罐中國，618-906年。斂口、圓腹、平底。口沿一條弦紋，上面覆蓋著三彩釉，不規則地向底部延伸。底部露胎。