Dish
700-750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This dish is made of earthenware and shows an incised decoration of floral motifs and a coloured lead glaze, also known as sancai or 'three colours'. The shape and incised patterns imitate similar objects in metal. Due to its soft and semi-porous body, this dish would not have been used for eating but was probably made for burials; similar examples have been found in graves of high standing citizens all over China.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, with coloured lead glazes |
| Brief description | Dish, glazed earthenware, China, Tang dynasty, 700-750 AD |
| Physical description | Dish with three feet, decorated with incised floral motifs and sancai (three colours) glaze. Its form and decoration imitate similar metalwork objects. |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Dish on three legs
Tang dynasty
700-750
Earthenware with three-coloured (sancai) glaze
J.G. Maxwell Brownjohn Bequest
Museum no. C.33-1965(2007) |
| Credit line | J. G. Maxwell Brownjohn Bequest |
| Summary | This dish is made of earthenware and shows an incised decoration of floral motifs and a coloured lead glaze, also known as sancai or 'three colours'. The shape and incised patterns imitate similar objects in metal. Due to its soft and semi-porous body, this dish would not have been used for eating but was probably made for burials; similar examples have been found in graves of high standing citizens all over China. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.33-1965 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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