Sancai (Chinese: 三 彩; pinyin: sāncǎi; lit. 'three colours') [1] is a versatile type of decoration on Chinese pottery and other painted pieces using glazes or slip, predominantly in the three colours of brown (or amber), green, and a creamy off-white.

May 25, 2022 · As a unique kind of treasure in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Tri-Color Glazed Ceramics, also known as Tang Sancai are famous for their vivid shapes and colorful appearances.

Aug 21, 2021 · Tang Tricolor pottery, also called Tang Sancai, is a type of pottery that flourished in China during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD). It is made of white clay and coloured using a glaze containing lead.

Mar 29, 2017 · Sancai (three-colors) pottery is a particular kind of pottery that evolved in the Tang Dynasty, during the late 7th and early 8th-century. It is a type of lead-glazed earthenware figures and vessels intended exclusively for burial, and it follows the development of green-glazed pottery dating back to the Han period (25-220 AD).

Combinations of white, amber, and green glazes, typically known as sancai or “three-colored” wares, were first developed in China in the late seventh century, and were used primarily for funerary goods.

Jul 7, 2015 · Sancai traveled along the Silk Road, and was later extensively used in Syrian, Cypriot, and then Italian pottery from the 13th to the middle of the 15th century. Sancai also became a popular style in Japanese and other East Asian ceramic arts.

Jun 13, 2023 · Among many damaged Tang tombs, a type of color-glazed ceramic funerary object that had never been seen before by people drew attention from antiquarians; this is "Tang Sancai".

Sancai Tuhui (Chinese: 三才圖會, san-TS'EYE TOO-khwey), compiled by Wang Qi (Chinese: 王圻) and his son Wang Siyi (王思義), is a Chinese leishu encyclopedia, completed in 1607 and published in 1609 during the late Ming dynasty, featuring illustrations of subjects in the three worlds of heaven, earth, and humanity.

Tang Sancai, a versatile type of ceramic decoration in Chinese pottery, known for its iconic brown, green and creamy off-white slip and glazes. The fall of the Sui Dynasty saw the rise of the Tang in 618.

“Tang Sancai” covers all aspects of social life. It shows an infinite variety of postures and faces: gentle and dignified women, scary-looking warriors, serious and crafty officials, etc. its technique is a combination of the vigor of North China and the delicacy of South China.