A blue-splashed pottery jarTang dynasty唐 白釉藍彩罐Height 7⅛ in., 18 cmFor more information on and additional videos for this lot, please contact serina.wei@sothebys.comIn response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.Bai Ma Xuan Collection.Sotheby's New York, 21st-22nd September 2005, lot 11.白馬軒收藏 紐約蘇富比2005年9月21至22日，編號11One of the outstanding characteristics of Tang dynasty ceramic art is the bold application of vivid colored glazes on a pale or white ground. The present jar epitomizes this in a remarkably minimalist yet striking manner, with the painterly, abstract splashes of cobalt blue contrasting pleasingly against the ground of white slip and straw-colored glaze. This striking pattern highlights the jar's undulating profile, exemplifying the swelling forms and dynamic contours. Although Tang dynasty art borrows much from foreign sources, the present shape is considered to be wholly native. An example of this type is in the collection of the Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge (accession. no. 2006.170.264) and published on the Museum's website; and another, preserved with a cover, excavated in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, in 1974, now in the Yangzhou Museum, is illustrated in Geng Baochang, Zhongguo wenwu jinghua daquan [Compendium of Chinese Art- Porcelain], Taipei, 1993, pl. 433.