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THBChinese Ming Ceramic Wedding Bed Tile w/ Sancai Glaze
Lot 78
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644. A fine and quite large earthenware wedding bed roof tile presenting an elegant form with an elaborate entablature, columns to either side, and an interior space featuring a stage-like platform with decorative screens before it. The sumptuous bed is skillfully made via slab construction with molded decorative elements and glazed in Sancai colors. The word Sancai means 'three colors', and is achieved by using different oxides mixed with varnishes heated at a low-temperature. With iron the artist could obtain the yellow; copper gives the green or sometimes the dark brown color; and in some cases, cobalt was used to create blue. This pursuit of various colors dates back to the Han period, when artists tried to imitate bronze objects. Size: 9.75" L x 17.875" W x 19.25" H (24.8 cm x 45.4 cm x 48.9 cm)
This decorative tile would have been placed where the roof lines met. As a wedding bed it was intended to represent the tranquil union of a happy marriage. The striking colors of the sancai glaze enabled it to be seen from a distance, while the artist's attention to detail made close viewing just as rewarding. The small rectangular openings on the sides of the tile indicate were created to insert the wooden roof beams.
Provenance: ex-Chow Su San Antiques Co. LTD, Hong Kong, China, acquired in 1989
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#150509A few repairs to slabs but these are only visible on the unfinished back/side ends. Minor nicks to peripheries of high-pointed elements.Condition
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