Later, with the advent of the Buddhist teaching of reincarnation, the making of funerary vessels gave them one more opportunity to flaunt their wealth.
至於唐三彩的製作方法，與一般陶器無異，只是因需大量生產而以模型塑坯；且由於器物較大，通常一件陶俑要分成幾個部分翻模，再粘著成型。譚教授表示，這就是為什麼唐三彩出土時幾乎無一完整，且以頭、腰、頸斷裂最多的原因。