A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed at the center with a 4 stylized lotus flower,all in blue,green and straw glaze, reserved on a milky white ground ,bottom remain unglazed Catalogue Note: of all the ceramics wares made during the Tang Dynasty, tripod dish with such flamboyant floral designs in brilliant sancai enamels perhaps best illustrate the international spirit of the period, the intensification of trade via the silk route resulted in the emergence of newmercial cities throughout China, including the capital Chang'an, which became the largest city in the world, these bustling burban centres attracted an influx of foreigners who came from such disparate places as Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa,Rome, India and Japan, the goods they brought with them and their taste strongly influenced the repertoire of Tang craftsmen, the moulded floral motif on this dish and the use of cobalt are examples of this interactionD. 6 3/4" (17.1) H: 1 3/4"(4.5 cm)Provenance: Sze Yuan Tang collection,acquired prior 1999 Similar dish was sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong on July 2nd 2021, Chinese Art Online sale lot 5063 for 100,800 HKDLink to HD Natural Light photos: Click here for high resolution imagesCondition: under UV light reveals restored breaks to the rim extending into the sides across the body ,with associated areas of overpainting