Tang Sancai: Three-color Glazed Wares of Tang Dynasty
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CamelThree-color glaze, China, Tang dynasty, 7th–8th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
September 5, 2017 (Tue) - February 4, 2018 (Sun)Pottery with three-color glazes that was made for the elaborate burials of the Tang dynasty (618-907) is now admired for its beautiful colors and forms. Sometimes hundreds of individual pieces, with vivid, multi-colored glazes and shapes based on human figures and animals, were buried in a single tomb.