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A pair of 'sancai' moulded square dishes, Liao dynasty, 11th…
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Sydney
Date:
15-Nov-2018
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A pair of 'sancai' moulded square dishes, Liao dynasty, 11th century or later, 11.4 x 2.6 x 12 cm (2). Provenance: Apsara Asian Art, Sydney. Exhibited: Objects of Desire: the Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics from Song to Yuan Dynasties, Asian Arts Institute of Australia, 12 to 13 October 2013. Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue of the same name, Sydney, p. 92, pl. 87. Possibly made in the Nanshan kilns of inner Mongolia, the only Liao kilns to have produced sancai lead-glaze pieces, this pair of plates embody the technical continuation from the Tang dynasty, with its form heavily influenced by the metalware that was central to the Khitan culture
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Unclassified