Tang sancai ceramics
E574498
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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.