M3095
£5,800
Description
A Chinese sancai (three colour) small pottery model of a standing cockerel the head looking forwards, covered with splashed green, chestnut and straw glaze, falling short of the lower section and revealing the buff pottery.
9.1cm high.
Tang dynasty, 618-906.
Wood stand.
Condition
Excellent, tiny nibbles on the base.
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