Tang sancai ceramics
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Tang sancai ceramics are vividly colored, lead-glazed pottery from China’s Tang dynasty, renowned for their tri-colored glazes and use in tomb figurines and decorative wares.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tang sancai ceramics canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tang sancai ceramics Context triple: [Shaanxi History Museum, notableFor, Tang sancai ceramics]
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Chenghua doucai porcelain
Chenghua doucai porcelain is a highly prized Ming dynasty ceramic ware renowned for its delicate, softly colored underglaze-and-overglaze enamel decoration and exceptional refinement, especially in small wine cups.
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Xuande ware
Xuande ware is a highly prized early Ming dynasty Chinese porcelain renowned for its refined craftsmanship, rich cobalt-blue underglaze decoration, and historical association with the Xuande Emperor’s reign (1426–1435).
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Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron
The Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron is an ancient Chinese ritual vessel famed for bearing one of the longest and most important bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty.
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Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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Han dynasty jade burial suit
The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tang sancai ceramics Target entity description: Tang sancai ceramics are vividly colored, lead-glazed pottery from China’s Tang dynasty, renowned for their tri-colored glazes and use in tomb figurines and decorative wares.
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A.
Chenghua doucai porcelain
Chenghua doucai porcelain is a highly prized Ming dynasty ceramic ware renowned for its delicate, softly colored underglaze-and-overglaze enamel decoration and exceptional refinement, especially in small wine cups.
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B.
Xuande ware
Xuande ware is a highly prized early Ming dynasty Chinese porcelain renowned for its refined craftsmanship, rich cobalt-blue underglaze decoration, and historical association with the Xuande Emperor’s reign (1426–1435).
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C.
Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron
The Mao Gong Ding bronze cauldron is an ancient Chinese ritual vessel famed for bearing one of the longest and most important bronze inscriptions from the Zhou dynasty.
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D.
Kutani ware ceramics
Kutani ware ceramics are a traditional style of Japanese porcelain renowned for their vivid overglaze enamels and intricate, colorful designs that originated in the Edo period.
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E.
Han dynasty jade burial suit
The Han dynasty jade burial suit is an ancient Chinese funerary garment made of thousands of jade plaques sewn together, used to encase the bodies of elite nobles in the belief that jade could preserve the corpse and confer immortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese ceramic ware
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Tang dynasty art ⓘ lead-glazed pottery ⓘ |
| aestheticFeature |
flowing, streaked glazes
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vivid polychrome surfaces ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Silk Road trade
NERFINISHED
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Tang aristocracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Tang funerary practices ⓘ |
| commonForms |
camel figurines
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court lady figurines ⓘ ewer ⓘ guardian figures ⓘ horse figurines ⓘ jar ⓘ pillow ⓘ plate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| decoration |
molded relief designs
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splashed glaze patterns ⓘ |
| endTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| firingTemperature | low-fired ⓘ |
| function |
representation of daily life in tombs
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status display in burials ⓘ |
| glazeType | lead glaze ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
Buddhist guardian figures
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Central Asian camels ⓘ foreign merchants ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic ceramics
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Japanese ceramics ⓘ later Chinese sancai wares ⓘ |
| material | earthenware body ⓘ |
| museumCollection |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Palace Museum, Beijing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionCenter |
Luoyang
NERFINISHED
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Xi’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
decorative vessels
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export wares ⓘ funerary wares ⓘ tomb figurines ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| technique |
overglaze painting
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three-color glazing ⓘ |
| typicalColors |
amber glaze
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blue glaze ⓘ brown glaze ⓘ cream glaze ⓘ green glaze ⓘ |
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Subject: Tang sancai ceramics Description of subject: Tang sancai ceramics are vividly colored, lead-glazed pottery from China’s Tang dynasty, renowned for their tri-colored glazes and use in tomb figurines and decorative wares.
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