A Chinese sancai-glazed ovoid jar and cover

A Chinese sancai-glazed ovoid jar and cover, decorated with green and amber splashed glazes, Tang dynasty 618-906 AD, 24.1cm. (2) Provenance: Sothebys, New York, 31 March 2005, Lot 16. Cf. The Tokyo National Museum, for a closely related jar with a matching cover, illustrated in Sekai tôji zenshû vol. 11, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 50; and two others without covers, ibid., pls. 210 and 211. Sold with no reserve