Ceramic with Sancai glaze China, later Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century This corresponding pair of figural ceramic roof tiles shows a Buddhist lion each. The beasts, depicted in a slightly varied, expressive manner, are confronting each other and glazed in brilliant leaf green with yellow to amber colored highlights. Sancai (translated: ‘three colors’) is a lead glazing technique, which developed in China during the Tang Dynasty (618- 907). Shape: Figural shape Dimensions: 36 cm (height), 23 cm (length) – each Condition: Chipping and material loss Provenance: Austrian Private Collection 一對明代三彩雄獅瓦片 品相與年代相符，材料損失 奧地利私人收藏