唐 三彩騎馬俑, Horse and rider, Tang dynasty (618–907), early 8th century, China, Earthenware with three-color (sancai) glaze and pigment, H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); L. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm), Tomb Pottery, In style and subject matter, this horse and rider with sancai or 'three-color' glaze is emblematic of funerary sculpture from the early eighth century, the apex of the Tang dynasty. Free-form splatters and drips of colored glaze were first experimented with in the sixth century and the sancai glazes, made by mixing copper, iron, and cobalt to create a lively spectrum of blues, greens, ambers, and yellows over a milky white background, became fashionable in the early Tang for funerary, utilitarian, and export wares
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唐 三彩騎馬俑, Horse, rider, Tang dynasty, 618–907, early 8th century, China, Earthenware, three-color, sancai, glaze, pigment, H, 15, 38.1 cm, W, 4 1/4, 10.8, L, 13, 33.7, Tomb Pottery, style, subject matter, horse, emblematic, funerary sculpture, eighth, century, apex, Free-form splatters, drips, colored glaze, first experimented, sixth, sancai glazes, mixing copper, iron, cobalt, create, lively spectrum, blues, greens, ambers, yellows, milky white, background, fashionable Tang, funerary, utilitarian, export wares
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