tripod vessel, unknown maker from China

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tripod vessel
tripod vessel
tripod vessel
early 700s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
tripod vessel , early 700s, Tang dynasty (618 CE–907 CE)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: Sancai porcelain
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 14.5 x 20.5 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 5 11/16 x 8 1/16 in
Object Diameter (Diameter): mouth 10.5 cm
Object Diameter (Diameter): 4 1/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Tsao in memory of Yao-wen Li
Accession number: 2004.0063
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Exhibition Label: "Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley Mingqi (underworld objects) are specifically designed to be entered in tombs to serve the deceased throughout eternity. They are miniature versions of items from daily life; therefore, they are believed to possess the same qualities in the underworld. During the Tang dynasty, three-colored glaze ware (Sancai) were earthenware vessels specifically produced to be buried in the tombs of the social elite.