Curriculum Materials: Amazing Animals in
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Chinese (T'ang dynasty) |
T'ang Horse
Background ~ About this Object ~ Style and Technique ~ About the Artist ~ Suggested Questions: Grades K-3 ~ Suggested Questions: Grades 4-6
Theme
Strong, noble, and splendid, this ceramic horse conveys the love and admiration that T'ang (tahng) society felt toward its steeds. Not only were horses important in daily life, they were a part of death as well-replicated as ceramic tomb figurines to accompany and entertain the deceased in the afterlife.
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