Tang: ceramics, metalwork and sculpture
21 October - 6 November, 2021
Eskenazi Limited is delighted to hold an exhibition entirely devoted to rare works of art including ceramics, sculpture and metalwork from the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 AD), often called the golden age of Chinese culture. This is only the second time that Eskenazi has held an exhibition covering a wide range of material, solely dedicated to the Tang Dynasty. The first was in 1987. Notable highlights of this 2021 exhibition include a magnificent and monumental dry lacquer head of a bodhisattva, one of only three known surviving examples of this kind and a rare sancai-glazed zodiac animal figure with a human body and an equine head
Silver Stem-cup
Tang dynasty, 7th - 8th century
This elegant silver stem cup is chased with the design of a floral scroll bearing upright blooms. This contrasts with the fine ring-matted ground, produced by working the surface with a tool with a circular tip.
Height: 5.5cm Diameter: 4.5cm