A Chinese Duck-Form Sancai Pottery Vessel on a Wooden Base, Tang Dynasty. Modeled as a recumbent duck with its head turned biting the wide flared mouth surmounted on its back, the sides carved with feathers, the interior and base unglazed exposing the buff ware. On a pierced oval wood base. {Width: 8 1/8 inches (20.6 cm)}. Provenance: Property from the Richard I. Stone Estate. Condition: Chips, original firing flaws.