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Standing Bodhisattva, Sui dyn., late 6th c. (ca. 580), limestone w. pigment. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. |
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Standing Buddha, marble,Tang dyn., 7th c., Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
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Seated Buddha (Vairocana), Chief icon of the Fengxian temple at the Longmen Caves, near Luoyang, Henan, Tang dyn. (ca. 672), limestone. |
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Guardian Kings, Fengxian temple at the Longmen Caves near Luoyang, Henan, Tang dyn. (ca. 672), limestone. |
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Seated Buddha from Tianlongshan Caves in Shanxi, Tang dyn., early 8th c., sandstone. Now in Harvard Univ. Art Museum. |
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Dunhuang Cave 328, interior, with paintings & sculptures, Tang dyn., ca. 700. |
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Dunhuang Cave 328, ceiling of main niche, mural painting, Tang dyn., ca. 700. |
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Debate between Vimalakirti and Manjusri (detail- Manjusri), Dunhuang Cave 103, mural painting, Tang dyn., first half of 8th c. |
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Debate between Vimalakirti and Manjusri (detail-Vimalakirti), Dunhuang Cave 103, mural painting, Tang dyn., first half of 8th c. |
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Closeup of Vimalakirti, Dunhuang Cave 103, mural painting, Tang dyn., first half of 8th c. |
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Parable from The Lotus Sutra, Dunhuang Cave 217, mural painting, Tang dyn., mid 8th c. |
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Amitabha's Paradise, painted banner, from Dunhuang Cave 17 storeroom, late Tang, 9th c. British Museum. |
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Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, painted banner, from Dunhuang Cave 17 storeroom, late Tang, 9th c. British Museum. |
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Guanyin as guide of souls, painted banner from Dunhuang Cave 17 storeroom, late Tang or 5 Dyns., 10th c. British Museum. |
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Distant view of Tang Gaozong's tomb [Qianling], Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. Tang dyn., ca. 684. |
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Tomb mound and stone animals along Spirit Way at Tang Gaozong's tomb [Qianling], Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. Tang dyn., ca. 684. |
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Horse and general of Tang Taizong, stone carving, Tang dyn., c. 649, Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia. (Purportedly designed by Yan Liben.) |
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Camel and musicians, 3-color glazed pottery, Tang dyn., 8th c. Excavated near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Entryway of the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai, Tang dyn., 706. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Dignitaries, mural painting in the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai, Tang dyn., 706. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Playing polo, mural painting in the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai, Tang dyn., 706. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Gate to mountains, mural painting in the tomb of Prince Yide, Tang dyn., 706. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Palace attendants, mural painting in the tomb of Princess Yongtai, Tang dyn., 706. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |
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Attributed to Yan Liben (d. 673), Portraits of 13 Emperors. Tang dyn., handscroll, ink and color on silk. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Detail: Wudi of Northern Zhou. |
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Attributed to Yan Liben (d. 673), Portraits of 13 Emperors. Tang dyn., handscroll, ink and color on silk. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Detail: Wendi of Chen. |
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After Zhang Xuan, Tang dyn. (Copy by Song Huizong, 12th c.), Court Ladies Preparing Newly-woven Silk, handscroll, ink and color on silk, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sec. 1. |
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After Zhang Xuan, Tang dyn. (Copy by Song Huizong, 12th c.), Court Ladies Preparing Newly-woven Silk, handscroll, ink and color on silk, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sec. 2 . |
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After Zhang Xuan, Tang dyn. (Copy by Song Huizong, 12th c.), Court Ladies Preparing Newly-woven Silk, handscroll, ink and color on silk, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Sec. 3. |
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Attributed to Zhou Fang , Tuning the Lute and Drinking Tea, Tang dyn., 8th c., handscroll, ink and color on silk, Nelson-Atkins Museum. |
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Attributed to Han Gan, Night-Shining White, Tang dyn., 8th c., handscroll, ink and color on paper, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
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After Wu Daozi, Tang dyn., 8th c., Wind God, rubbing of incised stone tablet. |
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Anon., Minghuang's Journey to Shu, Tang dyn. (or later copy), hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, National Palace Museum, Taiwan. |
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Huaisu, Autobiography, calligraphy in "wild cursive" script, Tang dyn., dated 777, handscroll, ink on paper. National Palace Museum, Taiwan. |
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Pagoda of the Xingjiaosi, Tang dyn., (established in 699, rebuilt in 828). Contains the ashes of Xuanzang. Near Xi'an, Shaanxi. |