Chinese Sancai

A Chinese Sancai-style glazed vase with four handles to shoulder.

Chinese Sancai Glazed Tang Horse, funerary ceramic in the shape of a Fereghana stallion, standing four-square on a flat unglazed base, arched neck, well-defined head, ears pricked fo...

Early 20th century Chinese Sancai glazed earthenware decorative covered jar of an amphora shape & body featuring a continuous motif of blue & red clay flowers, the neck featuring a c...

Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Seated Ducks—20th Century Dimensions (Each Duck): 9” W x 6” H x 5” D This stunning pair of Chinese sancai-glazed ceramic ducks, made in the 20th cent...

A Diminutive Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Phoenix Birds, on Hardwood Stands China, 20th Century A Diminutive pair of Chinese sancai glazed phoenix birds, well presented on carve...

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Drum Form, Tang Dynasty.

These low, ceramic garden drums are drip glazed in the manner of ancient Chinese sancai ware, cloaked in luminous shades of emerald green and amber.

Antique Chinese Sancai Glazed Ceramic Box and Cover, Tang Dynasty.

* Tang Dynasty San-cai Tang Sancai glazed pottery refers to a type of Chinese ceramic that became famous during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD).

This vessel is a classic example of a Chinese Sancai-glazed double dragon-handled amphora.

This reproduction of Chinese Sancai glazed pottery figure is a traditional style of ceramic art that flourished during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD).

This high quality reproduction of Chinese Sancai glazed pottery figure is a traditional style of ceramic art that flourished during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD).

To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman once used this ceramic headrest as a pillow. Its unusual form is densely patterned with abstrac...

the base that is shown in the pictures is not included with this vase; 6in(D) x 6in(W) x 11in(H) are the dimensions of the vase without the base

Each figure displays the distinctive tri-color glazing known as Sancai, a celebrated tradition in Chinese ceramics.

With sancai glaze and a richly-aged patina, these petite ceramic spice jars are likely originated as a form of míngqì sculpture, a centuries-old tradition of burial figurines or "spi...

A large antique Chinese glazed Sancai pottery temple guardian figure, designed to ward off evil spirits and protect the owners tumb.

Originally an altar charm or brush rest, the antique ram is glazed in the style of Tang-dynasty (618-906 AD) sancai ware, or three color ware, named for the green, amber, and creme-c...

Molded of earthenware, this set of five petite sculptures are a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with hig...

A rare, large and most impressive antique Chinese pottery figure, modeled as a powerful Ming Dynasty style warrior, standing ready holding a spear, this monumental scale statue featu...

body decorated with a mythological animal

This imposing figure is the head of an Arhat, a Buddhist devotee who has attained enlightenment, also called a “Luohan.” The eighteen original Arhat are the personal disciples of Bud...

This Vintage Chinese Ceramic roof tile is 100% hand made and hand carved of Chinese traditional design.

A Chinese, Sancai glazed pottery earth spirit. Tang Dynasty.

Chinese Tang Dynasty style Sancai glazed jar. This is a lovely example of Sancai glaze with the beautiful green, ocher and cream colors dripping down from the ocher rimand melding ov...

Pair #3: Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots China, Late 19th Century This fine pair of Chinese Export Porcelain Green Sancai Glazed Parrots, crafted in the late 1...

Tang Sancai was fired using the secondary firing method.

Tang Sancai was fired using the secondary firing method.

A fine and unusual Chinese Tang Sancai glazed model of a horse and rider, Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 CE), early 8th century, China.

A very fine pair Chinese Qing sancai glazed pottery dog of Foo incense holder figures dating from the 18/19th century.

This is a pair of large scale Chinese Export ducks in very good condition. They have vivid colors in the Sancai style of painting.

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style vase crafted with the traditional tri-color glaze, or Sancai, utilizing brown, green and off-white, and with a glazed ochre-color opening.

An extraordinary and monumental Chinese export sancai-glazed porcelain parrot, dating to the late Qing dynasty, circa 1880–1900.

This incredible pair of sancai-glazed Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home.

The statue is made from porcelain with a reduced kind of Sancai glaze, which translates to "three-color glaze".

These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home.

A Chinese Kangxi Period Bisque Porcelain Sancai / Egg-and-Spinach Glazed Reclining Laughing Boy, Inscribed “Huakai Fugui” (花开富贵).

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta tomb guardian figure seen in its typical stance of one foot higher than the other as it rests on an animal ‚Äì in this figure, a cow ‚Ä...

An unusually large Chinese Ming Dynasty glazed pottery architectural model of a shrine or cabinet, Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), circa 16th century, China.

A large Chinese famille jeune porcelain charger, finely hand decorated in sancai with a center medallion and a band of melons on vines and foliage.

A pair of large antique Chinese polychrome ceramic attendants, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

Rendered in the vibrant Sancai palette, the design is set against an imperial yellow ground, a hue historically associated with the Chinese imperial family, thereby imbuing the piece...

The figure is crafted with the Tang Dynasty's traditional tri-color glaze, or Sancai, utilizing brown, green and off-white.  

A massive Chinese famille noire porcelain charger, finely hand decorated in sancai with a center medallion and a band of foo-dogs in vines and foliage, very well executed to emulate ...

Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to en...

True in all its elements to the original examples which date from the early Chinese Tang period. The black glazed horse is naturalistically modelled. It stands on a rectangular base ...

The drum stool is loosely glazed in the style of sancai ware, splashed with shades of creme-white, brown and teal against a luminous blue-green drip glaze.

The drum stool is loosely glazed in the style of sancai ware, splashed with shades of creme-white, brown and teal against a luminous blue-green drip glaze.

The figure is portrayed standing upon a pedestal in an observant position, dressed in traditional sancai (amber, green, and a creamy off-white) glazed robes, typical of this epoch.

A remarkably rare and unusual pair of sancai-glazed slippers dating from the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE).

A Pair of Chinese Enameled Sancai Glazed Pottery Attendant Figures Representing Dignitaries.

A Tang style Sancai-glazed Figure of a Court Lady, 20th century. Standing figure with the long amber and green-glazed robe and green-glazed shoes, the delicate features ...

A Chinese, Tang Dynasty, Sancai-glazed, three colors of brown, green and creamy, sculpture of a horse with a cut fur blanket.

Vintage Tang Sancai Court Lady Figure exudes timeless artistry with sancai glazes, a refined collectible accent for sophisticated interiors. We sell items as acquired, without re...

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, crafted with traditional tri-color glaze, ...

Antique Chinese Tang Dynasty-style terra cotta figure of a horse commonly used as a tomb figure for wealthy burials in the 7-8th centuries, and crafted with traditional tri-color gla...

Gorgeous SanCai glazed terra-cotta wisdom figurine, Crafted in the Tang Dynasty Style. The clay is coated or made into clay sheets, then placed inside the model, and pressed into for...

A fantastic and powerful pair of Chinese Tang Dynasty three-color (sancai) glazed zhenmushou, tomb guardian figures, late 7th or early 8th century.

Two Chinese Ming style sancai polychrome glaze terracotta pottery figures of Chinese dignitaries in glazed green and ocher terracotta on hexagonal bases and removable heads.

A fantastic pair of large Chinese tileworks sancai glazed Buddhistic lions and attendants, late Ming Dynasty, first half of the 17th century, Shanxi, China.