and ceramics. The ship and its cargo, now referred to as the Belitung wreck, were like a time capsule of proof that Tang China, like China today, mass-produced trade goods and exported them by sea.

Pure and Infinite reflects the eminent status Hebei enjoyed in white ware production. It was home to the Xing kiln, which ...

but they also underline Tang China's close commercial and trading links with Central Asia and the lands beyond, through the Silk Road. The ceramic horses almost certainly represent a prized new ...

such as a precious bowl with floral motifs in gilded silver and a ceramic decorated in cobalt, the oldest representation of the use of blue-and-white in China. Statue of a 'foreign figure,' Tang ...

Tang craftsmen also domesticated another Sogdian innovation for Chinese production, a drinking cup with a handle. A bolt of ...

but they also underline Tang China's close commercial and trading links with Central Asia and the lands beyond, through the Silk Road. The ceramic horses almost certainly represent a prized new ...