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Tang Tri-colored Glazed Pottery
China became one of the world's most powerful empires in the Tang Dynasty .
Animal husbandry developed rapidly at that time, thanks to luxurious life of
noblemen and landlords. Among unearthed tri-colored Tang potteries from
noblemen's tombs near the capitals of the Tang Dynasty, livestock accounts for
the largest part. A green gilded duck pottery was excavated from a Tang tomb in
Shaanxi in the 1950s. Gilded with green and dotted with yellow and brown, the
pottery features a Hedging duck. It looks ripen and awkward, with innocent and
funny facial-expression.
Tri-colored Tang potteries were mostly unearthed from tombs of landlords or
noblemen of the Tang Dyansty. Tombs of ordinary people usually only have common
potteries. According to archeological discoveries, kilns producing tri-colored
Tang potteries are mainly located in Gongxian County of Henan, Tongchuan of
Shaanxi, suburb of Xi'an and Renqiu County of Hebei.
For animal-shape tri-colored Tang potteries, they were first cast in molds
and then carved in detail. Those animal-shape potteries usually feature
realistic styles, with much emphasis on lines and grandeur.
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