White porcelain cup with a straight wall flaring at the rim. The same shape is also found in low-fired white lead glaze and Sancai. Based on the materials excavated from the datable tomb, it may be attribued to late 7th century to the early 8th century. This type of cup is different from the cups that appeared in Xi’an, Shaanxi province and Guyuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region during the Sui dynasty in the early 7th century, which are in our foundation’s collection, and are characteristic of this period.

Publications
*The Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Study Association of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation vol.7 Early White Porcelain, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, 2018 (see commentary by Sarah Sato)
*Selected Masterpices from the Tresures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, 2023 (see commentary by Keiko Mikasa)