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Sea Routes from Ancient Japan to China
A map illustrating possible sea routes used for political and cultural embassies from ancient Japan to Tang Dynasty China.
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An Audience with Taizong by Yan Liben
A 7th century CE court scene showing Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) receiving a Tibetan ambassador. By the famed Tang dynasty court painter Yan Liben (c. 600-673 CE).
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Chinese Vessel in the Shape of a Duck and Rhyton
This beautiful vessel in the shape of a duck and rhyton comes from China's Henan province, and it was made at the Gongxian kilns during the Tang Dynasty. It is believed to have been created during the 8th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich...
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Chinese Bronze Mirror with Phoenix Motif
This Chinese bronze mirror with a phoenix motif dates from the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE). The phoenix was the female counterpart to the male dragon in mythology, and it was also a symbol of Chinese empresses. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)
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Fu Sheng by Wang Wei
An 8th century CE portrait of the 3rd-2nd century BCE Confucian scholar Fu Sheng by the famed Tang dynasty portrait painter and poet Wang Wei (699-759 CE). (Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Japan)
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Chinese Cavalry Rider
An earthenware cavalry rider from the Tang dynasty, China. 618-906 CE. Height: 24 cm.
(The British Museum, London)
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Jade & Crystal Ornament
Jade, gilded bronze and rock crystal jewellery piece. 56 cm (length). Tang Dynasty, 669 CE. Excavated from the tomb of Liu Zhi (civil official), and his consort. Northwest University, Chang'an District, Xi'an. Shaanxi Provincial Institute...
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Chinese Standing Bodhisattva
This standing bodhisattva made of Sandstone comes from Cave 14 from the renown temples of Tianlongshan in China's Shanxi province. The influence from Greco-Roman art as well as South Asian art is palpable. It was made during the Tang Dynasty...
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Chinese Celestial King
Limestone figure depicting a Chinese celestial king. Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)
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Bronze Qianyuan Heavy Coin
This is a copper alloy coin with a double rim, worth 50 standard coins. Obverse, Chinese inscription. Minted in China. Tang Dynasty, 759 CE. (The British Museum, London).