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2047974 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047972 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047971 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047970 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047969 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047968 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047967 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047966 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047965 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047964 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047963 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047962 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047961 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

2047973 Vista do edifício Solar 907, pequeno edifício residencial construído na rua Desembargador Motta, cujo projeto arquitetônico se moldou na conservação de uma árvore araucária no bairro do Água Verde, em Curitiba/PR.

orz159883 CABEZA DE DRAGON EN EL PALACIO BALNEARIO - 644 AC - ESCULTURA MITOLOGICA. Location: BALNEARIO DE HUAQING. XIAN. China.

orz159884 CABEZA DE DRAGON EN EL PALACIO BALNEARIO - 644 AC - ESCULTURA MITOLOGICA. Location: BALNEARIO DE HUAQING. XIAN. China.

akg326033 Lecomte du Noüy, Jean Jules Antoine 1842-1923. "Les gardes-côtes gaulois (The Gallic coast guards) ", 1888. Oil on canvas, 76.5 × 126.5cm. R.F. 907. Paris, Musée d'Orsay. Museum: Paris, Musee d'Orsay.

akg7451049 Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province, China), Slender West Lake / Shou Xihu (Artificial Lake and Park, created under the Tang Dynasty, 617/18-907). Imperial Fishing Spot / Diaoyu Tai (Pavilion surrounded by water on three sides with moon gates, built under Emperor Qianlong, reg. 1735-1799). - View across the Slender West Lake to the Imperial fishing spot. - Photo, 2002.

akg7451002 Yangzhou (Jiangsu Province, China), Slender West Lake / Shou Xihu (Artificial Lake and Park, created under the Tang Dynasty, 617/18-907). Imperial Fishing Spot / Diaoyu Tai (Pavilion surrounded by water on three sides with moon gates, built under Emperor Qianlong, reg. 1735-1799). - View across the Slender West Lake with an excursion boat to the Imperial fishing spot. - Photo, 2002.

akg8004905 Chinese, Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 907 - 960, Painter Wong Tsuan. - Chrysanthemums. - Painting. UNITED STATES, Private collection.

akg4739372 Niederländisches Kriegsschiff, A 907, MS Snellius te Den Helder.

akg658370 Bingling (along the Silk Road, Gansu province, China), Bingling (Ten Thousand Buddhas) Temple / Bingling Si Shiku / Series of grottoes begun in 420.-Grotto with colossal statue of Buddha Maitreya (future Buddha of this world).-Tang Dynasty, 618-907. Head carved from the rock, body made of a claystraw mix, height 27 m. / Photo.

akg610818 Dunhuang (along the Silk Road; Gansu province, China), Mogao Grottoes / Mogao Ku (also Caves of the Thousand Buddhas; Qianfo dong; Buddhist cave temples, founded 366), Grotto 108. "The pure land with enthroned Bodhisattva, surrounded by Devas". Wall painting, Tang Dynasty, 618-907.

akg610821 Bingling (along the Silk Road, Gansu province, China), Bingling (Ten Thousand Buddhas) Temple / Bingling Si Shiku / Series of grottoes begun in 420. Grotto with colossal statue of Buddha Maitreya (future Buddha of this world). Tang Dynasty, 618-907. Head carved from the rock, body made of a clay-straw mix, height 27 m. Photo.

alb3475460 ?? ??? ??? ?, Ten Kings of Hell, Song dynasty (9601279), before 1195, China, One of five of a set of ten hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Image: 51 x 19 1/2 in. (129.5 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Jin Chushi (Chinese, active late 12th century), This is one from a set of scrolls illustrating the theme of the Ten Kings of Hell, which developed during the second half of the Tang dynasty (618907). The theme transforms the Indian Buddhist view of judgment after death into a typically Chinese bureaucratic process.

alb3479094 ?? ??? ??? ?(??), Ten Kings of Hell, Song dynasty (9601279), before 1195, China, One of five of a set of ten hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Image: 51 x 19 1/2 in. (129.5 x 49.5 cm), Paintings, Jin Chushi (Chinese, active late 12th century), This is one from a set of scrolls illustrating the theme of the Ten Kings of Hell, which developed during the second half of the Tang dynasty (618907). The theme transforms the Indian Buddhist view of judgment after death into a typically Chinese bureaucratic process.

alb3422959 ? ?????????, Textile with Floral Medallion, Tang dynasty (618907), 8th century, China, Weft-faced compound twill, 7 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (18.4 x 19.7 cm), Textiles-Woven, This extremely rare and elegant textile is identical to an eighth-century example preserved in Shosoin, a famous treasury in the Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, that houses imperial gifts from Tang-dynasty China.

akg1567371 Wahrsagen / Kartenlegen u.ä.-"Les Petits Métiers de Paris. / Les 32 manières de tirer les cartes d'après la méthode de Mme. X.".-/ (Kartenleger in den Straßen von Paris, Frankreich). Fotopostkarte, undatiert, um 1900 ( J.H.). Nr.907 der Serie: Les petits métiers de Paris. Museum: Private Collection., Paris.

alb3499710 Textile with Confronted Birds, Tang dynasty (618907), early 8th century, China, Silk embroidery on plain-weave silk, Overall: 12 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (31.1 x 30.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered, Although symmetry is a basic element of Chinese design, the motif of a pair of confronted animals or birds on either side of a plant was not known in China until the opening of the silk routes in the second century B.

akg1567957 Manet, Edouard. 1832-1883. "The Thistle", c. 1858-60. Oil on canvas, 65 × 54 cm. Inv. Nr. G 907. Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum. Museum: Wuppertal, Von der Heydt-Museum.

akg338765 China, Mongolian Liao Dynasty (907-1125). Burial mask. Bronze, gilded, green patina. Height, 26cm. Private collection.

akg8005274 Laozi (or Lao Tzu). Chinese philosopher of the 6th or 4th/3rd century BC; author of Tao Te Ching and founder of Taoism (or Daoism). - Statue of Laozi. - Sculpture, China, Tang dynasty, 617/18-907. Stone. Xi'an, Forest of Steles Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

les40020228 La Consultation-The medical examination. Canvas, 57 x 52 cm M. I. 907. Author: QUIRINGH VAN BREKELENKAM. Location: Louvre, Dpt. des Peintures, Paris, France.

akg1000877 Napoleon I. Bonaparte, Kaiser der Franzosen; 1769-1821. /-Profilbildnis von Kaiserin Joséphine für "Die Krönung Napoleons" (am 2.Dez.1804 in der Kathedrale Notre-Dame).-Zeichnung, 2.Dez.1804, von Jacques Louis David (1748-1825). (mit eigenhändiger Widmung). 20 x 15 cm. Inv. MV 5289; INV Dessins 907,. Museum: Château et Trianons., Versailles.

orz055098 MUJER MIRANDOSE EN UN ESPEJO - CERAMICA DE LA DINASTIA TANG (618-907) - SIGLO VIII - AJUAR FUNERARIO. Location: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.

alb5209571 painting, anonymous, c. 1545, panel, oil, painted, bearer: 90.7 × 57 × 0.4cm 907 × 570 × 4mm, village view, mountain landscape, woman, biblical representation, man, tree, christ, biblical painting performance: the miraculous feeding. On the left, somewhat in the background and under tall and heavy trees, Christ is surrounded by the apostles. On the right and in the foreground is the massed crowd. Baskets of food stand in front of the crowd. In the background you can see a mountainous landscape with a city. In front of the city, a tall and narrow tree stands on a raised piece of landscape. Not signed. Panel is not framed. The top of the panel has a three-lobed shape; a piece of the panel is missing from the middle lobe, 1887.

alb4541199 figure of woman with long sleeves and high head-dress, Tang dynasty, Tang dynasty, 618-907, pottery and porcelain, H. 10-1/2 in, Asian Art.

akg8266981 Chinese painting, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, 907-960. - Group of female Buddhist donors. - Detail. Copy, 20th century, after the wall painting in Dunhuang, Gansu province, Mogao Caves / Mogao Ku (also Thousand Buddha Grottoes), cave 98. Bejing, National Museum.

akg8223360 Chinese, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, 907-960. - Musician with paixiao. - Brick relief in two parts. Terracotta with coloured pigments, 22 × 33 × 45 cm. From a series of reliefs with musicians. Xi'an, Shaanxi History Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8223361 Chinese, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, 907-960. - Musician with flute (Hengdi). - Brick relief in two parts. Terracotta with coloured pigments, 22 × 33 × 45 cm. From a series of reliefs with musicians. Xi'an, Shaanxi History Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222283 Chinese sculpture, Tang dynasty, 618-907. - Seated lady with a zoomorphic jug. - Earhtenware with three-colour glaze and cold painting. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222288 Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Figure of a female dancer. - Clay with pigments. Jiangsu. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8223256 Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Figure of a female dancer. - Clay with pigments. Jiangsu. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8223408 Chinese art, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, 907-960. - Female court orchestra. - Relief, marble, painted in colour. From the tomb of Wang Chuizhi (died 923) in Xiyanchuan Village, Quyang County, Boading City, Hebei Province, China. Shijiazhuang, Hebei Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222357 Chinese art, Tang dynasty, 618-907. - Figure of a woman with a duck-shaped jug. - Clay, fired, coloured glaze, height 33.4 cm. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222367 Chinese painting, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, 907-960. - Group of female Buddhist donors. - Detail. Copy, 20th century, after the wall painting in Dunhuang, Gansu province, Mogao Caves / Mogao Ku (also Thousand Buddha Grottoes), cave 98. Bejing, National Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222419 Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Two ladies. - Clay, traces of cold paint. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222421 Chinese sculpture, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Standing lady. - Earthenware. Private collection. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222424 Chinese sculpture, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Standing lady. - Earthenware, height 68 cm. Private collection. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222415 Chinese sculpture, Tang Dynasty, 617/18 - 907. - Standing woman. - Detail: head. Clay, fired, with three-colour glazes. Found in Shaanxi Province. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222418 Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Figure of a female dancer. - Clay, painted. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222434 Chinese art, Tang Dynasty, 618 - 907. - Statuette of a woman. - Detail: head. Pottery. Yinhuan, Ningxia Museum. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222416 Chinese sculpture, Tang dynasty, 618-907. - Standing lady. - Clay with three-colour glazes and cold painting. Author: ANONYMOUS.

akg8222429 Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-907. - Two obese ladies. - Clay, traces of cold paint. Author: ANONYMOUS.

alb4032021 The liberation of eight gentlemen taken prisoner by the Bourbons, Palermo, June 19, Sicily, Italy, Expedition of the Thousand, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 907, Volume 36, July 14, 1860. Location: DeA / Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.

alb4033465 The arrival in Palermo of the column of Colonel Giacomo Medici volunteers, June 21, Sicily, Italy, Expedition of the Thousand, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 907, Volume 36, July 14, 1860. Location: DeA / Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.

alb5187366 painting, anonymous, c. 1545, panel, oil, painted, bearer: 90.7 × 57 × 0.4cm 907 × 570 × 4mm, village view, mountain landscape, woman, biblical representation, man, tree, christ, biblical painting performance: the miraculous feeding. On the left, somewhat in the background and under tall and heavy trees, Christ is surrounded by the apostles. On the right and in the foreground is the massed crowd. Baskets of food stand in front of the crowd. In the background you can see a mountainous landscape with a city. In front of the city, a tall and narrow tree stands on a raised piece of landscape. Not signed. Panel is not framed. The top of the panel has a three-lobed shape; a piece of the panel is missing from the middle lobe, 1887.

alb4389690 figure of woman with long sleeves and high head-dress, Tang dynasty, Tang dynasty, 618-907, pottery and porcelain, H. 10-1/2 in, Asian Art.

alb4387421 figure of woman with long sleeves and high head-dress, Tang dynasty, Tang dynasty, 618-907, pottery and porcelain, H. 10-1/2 in, Asian Art.

akg7692281 figure of woman with long sleeves and high head-dress, Tang dynasty, Tang dynasty, 618-907, pottery and porcelain, H. 10-1/2 in, Asian Art.

akg4736812 The Tang Dynasty ( June 18, 618 - June 1, 907) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was interrupted briefly by the Second Zhou Dynasty (October 8, 690 - March 3, 705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, becoming the first and only Chinese empress regnant, ruling in her own right.. A fixed group of figures was generally positioned just outside the burial chamber in Tang tombs. This generally consisted of two guardians, two earth spirits and two officials. Tomb figures were always colourfully painted. Gilding was applied only to the most expensive examples.

akg1147755 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Figur einer Tänzerin mit Schlangenfrisur.-/ (Frontalansicht). Gebrannter Ton, bemalt. Höhe 36 cm. Ausgegraben im Kreis Changwu. Museum: Museum., ATAQ.

akg1147758 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr. /-Vier Statuetten von Tänzerinnen.-/ Gebrannter Ton, Reste von Bemalung, Höhe 30 cm. Museum: Museum, NANKIN.

akg1617640 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n. Chr. Darstellung einer Frau. Malerei auf Stein, 120 × 71 cm x 71 cm. Jingbianxian, Museum. Museum: Jingbianxian, Museum.

akg1617651 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n. Chr. Dame, mit einer Gans spielend. Wandmalerei, 129 × 99 cm. Liquan, Zhaoling-Museum. Museum: Liquan, Zhaoling-Museum.

akg1617639 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n. Chr. Darstellung einer Frau. Malerei auf Stein, 120 × 71 cm x 71 cm. Jingbianxian, Museum. Museum: Jingbianxian, Museum.

akg1617641 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n. Chr. Darstellung einer Frau mit Spiegel. Malerei auf Stein, 120 × 71 cm x 71 cm. Jingbianxian, Museum. Museum: Jingbianxian, Museum.

akg1013207 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Figur einer Tänzerin mit Schlangenfrisur.-/ (Ansicht im Profil nach rechts). Gebrannter Ton, bemalt. Höhe 36 cm. Ausgegraben im Kreis Changwu. Museum: Museum., ATAQ.

akg1013187 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Darstellung einer Frau.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

akg1013193 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Darstellung einer Frau mit Spiegel.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

akg1013190 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Darstellung einer Frau.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

akg1013189 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Darstellung einer Frau.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

akg1013191 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Kopf einer Frau.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

akg1013192 Chinesisch, Tang-Dynastie, 618-907 n.Chr.-Darstellung einer Frau mit Spiegel.-Ausschnitt. Malerei auf Stein, 120 x 71 cm x 71 cm. Museum: Museum, BADAMI.

alb9527759 Dish, 10th century, 1 15/16 x 8 5/16 in. (4.9 x 21.11 cm), Porcelaneous stoneware with moulded decor under clear glaze, China, 10th century, The Five Dynasties (907-960) and Song dynasty (960-1279) period saw a tremendous increase in the production of fine white porcelaneous wares. During the preceding Tang dynasty (618-907), kilns located at Qicun in Linchang district of Hebei province developed the refined Xing works that are considered the forerunners of the classic white Ding wares of the Song dynasty. This delicate, thinly potted dish bears a precisely molded floral design that is probably based on the decoration found on contemporary silver utensils. It is a well-preserved example of early Song white ware.

alb9515562 Bottle, 12th-13th century, 8 x 5 1/2 in. (20.32 x 13.97 cm), Stoneware with 'tea-dust' glaze, China, 12th-13th century, This elegant jar is a rare descendant of wares developed in the Yaozhou area of Shansi province during the Tang period (618-907). Although the Yaozhou kilns are most famous for celadons produced during Northern Song (960-1127) and Jin (1115-1234), the region had a longer and more ancient history in the production of black and related wares. Northern 'tea-dust' glazes of this period are extremely rare and take their name from later porcelains in which a lighter glaze is peppered with specks of matte glaze blown onto the surface giving an appearance of powdered tea. The earlier glazes, like the one here, were achieved by slightly under firing the iron-rich glaze material.

alb9518919 Landscape in the style of Yan Wengui, c. 1700, c. 1700, Unknown, 75 7/8 x 39 in. (192.72 x 99.06 cm) (image)112 1/2 x 62 3/4 in. (285.75 x 159.39 cm) (mount), Ink and color on silk, China, 17th-18th century, This painting bears an apocryphal signature of Yan Wengui, a highly regarded academic landscape painter of the Five Dynasties period (907-960). While few authentic works by Yan survive, his reputation was largely based on the towering ink landscapes that had come into prominence during his time.

alb9519492 General Guo Ziyi's Banquet, mid 19th century, Unknown Korean, 77 3/4 x 132 x 5/8 in. (197.49 x 335.28 x 1.59 cm), Ink and color on silk, Korea, 19th century, This ten-panel screen portrays a festive banquet in General Guo Ziyis palace. Men in the left half play boardgames and engage in other leisurely activities, while women tend to children. The stately patriach sits at the center, surrounded by his family and servants, enjoying a dance performance. Guo was a Chinese general who saved the Tang dynasty (618-907) from a series of internal rebellions and foreign invasions in the 700s. In Korea, General Guo became an ideal for the elites not only for his military accomplishments and loyalty to the state but also for his large family, which included several sons who served in the military.

alb9522940 Temporary Palace at Yoshino, second half 19th century, Murase Taiitsu, Japanese, 1803 - 1881, 43 3/4 × 11 5/16 in. (111.13 × 28.73 cm) (image)68 3/4 × 16 7/16 in. (174.63 × 41.75 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on paper, Japan, 19th century, Angular, thin, and unconventional, the brushwork here may appear unsteady and unskilled, but is in fact Murases carefully crafted signature writing style. He was an accomplished poet, calligrapher, and painter, and studied Chinese literature and philosophy. This poem is an example of qiyan jueju poetry, which is a quatrain of seven characters each in length with two pairs of couplets. In this poem, Murase draws upon his knowledge of Chinese history to compose a poem about the collapse of the once-mighty Tang dynasty (618-907 ce) due to Emperor Xuanzongs obsession with Yang Guifei, his favorite concubine and one of the four great beauties of ancient China.

alb9499717 Two camels and a groom (Camel), 618-907, 41 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 12 in. (105.41 x 72.39 x 30.48 cm), Earthenware with pigments, China, 7th-8th century, This group of two camels and their central Asian driver is remarkable for its large size, expressive modeling, and strong color. The heavily bearded groom rides a Bactrian (two-humped) camel, and they are accompanied by a one-humped dromedary. As the Chinese empire extended across most of central Asia during the Tang dynasty (618907), the need for camels was enormous. Camels were treasured for their reliability in transporting people and trade merchandise through the great Gobi and Tarim deserts. Most camel herders were foreigners from Mongolia and central Asia. The great dusty beasts thronging the sprawling markets of cities like Changan (present-day Xian) and Luoyang gave Tang potters ample opportunity to study their every characteristic as well as those of the foreigners who tended them.

alb9481705 Funerary Mask of a Young Woman, 10th century, Unknown, 4 5/8 x 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (11.75 x 34.29 x 20.96 cm), Gilt bronze, China, 10th century, Founded in North China by semi-nomadic Khitans, the Liao dynasty (907-1125) produced a large number of superb bronze, gold and silver wares using traditional Chinese metalworking and gilding techniques. Unlike traditional Chinese burial customs, the Liao often used gold or gilt bronze funerary masks in burials of important individuals. It is thought these masks were portraits of the deceased. This superb life size example of a serenely elegant young woman is fully rounded and unusually well-finished. The flange below the chin is integral to the mask and, wrapped beneath silk clothing, it would have functioned to keep the mask in place.

alb9473782 Barb-rimmed Bowl, one of a pair, 10th century, 1 11/16 x 6 9/16 x 6 9/16 in. (4.3 x 16.7 x 16.7 cm), Ding-type ware Porcelain with clear glaze, China, 10th century, Among the most elegant shapes associated with early porcelain production are the rare, shallow barb-rimmed bowls developed during the late Tang and Five Dynasties period (9th-10th centuries) at Ding and Ding-type kilns in North China. During the Five Dynasties era (907-960), Ding kiln technology reached a high state of refinement resulting in light, thinly potted, porcelaneous ware of pure, white color. These four-pointed flower-shaped bowls were most likely inspired by Tang (618-906) gold and silver vessels that were used by the aristocracy. The high artistic level and liveliness of Ding ware made it popular with the middle class, high officials, and imperial household alike.

alb9465197 Ewer, 618-907, 7 x 5 1/4 in. (17.8 x 13.34 cm), Glazed earthenware, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9461920 Bottle, one of a pair, 618-907, 4 x 3in. (10.2 x 7.6cm), Pewter, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9463405 Dish, early 15th century, H.4 x Dia.21-5/8 in., Porcelaneous stoneware with celadon glaze, China, 15th century, The Lung-ch'uan district in Chekiang province was an important center of celadon production from the Five Dynasties (907-960) through the Ming period (1368-1644). Celadon is merely a descriptive term applied to ceramic wares falling within a broad range of blue-green to gray-green colors. A chief glory of far eastern ceramics, celadon was eventually produced in Korea, Japan, Thailand and exported from China to India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt and Southeast Asia. Accordingly, a characteristic of many post-Sung Lung-ch'uan celadons is that they are large, heavily potted bowls and dishes such as this one, which could withstand the rigors of transit over great distances. This piece, exceptional in its scale and quality, typifies Ming taste in its opulent scrolled rim, incised floral decor and thick olive-green glaze.

alb9464058 Lady Holding a Jar, one of a pair, 618-907, 9 5/8 x 3 in. (24.4 x 7.62 cm), Terracotta, white slip and traces of earth, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9454895 Brushwasher, 10th century, 2 1/16 x 6 1/16 x 4 1/8 in. (5.24 x 15.4 x 10.48 cm), Stoneware with moulded decor under green and amber glaze, China, 10th century, With its shallow oval shape and quatrefoil outline, this tenth century ceramic brushwasher is likely based on a silver vessel. The upright sides are molded in high relief with 'precious objects' flanked by stylized florets with 'classic scroll' borders around the rim and base. The decoration has been picked out in bright green while the background is glazed in amber brown, two of the most common glaze colors in Liao dynasty (907-1125) ceramics.

alb9456547 Lady with Shawl, one of a pair, 618-907, 10 x 2 3/4 in. (25.4 x 6.99 cm), Terracotta, red and green polychrome, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9442552 Dancing Lady, One of a Pair, 618-907, 11 1/2 x 9 x 5 1/2in. (29.2 x 22.9 x 14cm), Earthenware, polychrome, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9437991 Dancing Lady, One of a Pair, 618-907, 11 x 9 x 5 1/2in. (27.9 x 22.9 x 14cm), Earthenware and polychrome, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9429375 Figure of a Monk, 9th-10th century, 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (36.83 x 26.04 cm), Wood, China, 9th-10th century, Shown in the gesture of discourse or expounding the law (vitarka mudra), this monk has been rendered with particular sensitivity and with a minimum of detail. The statue relates closely in size, style and surface condition to four priest statues remaining in Far Eastern temples. Scholarship now shows that the group, once thought to be Japanese in origin, is actually Chinese and that the ultimate stylistic source for the sculpture is rooted in Tang dynasty sculpture (618-907).

alb9422266 Phoenix-Head Ewer, 10th-13th century, 19 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (49.5 x 17.15 cm), Stoneware with yellow glaze over a white slip, China, 10th-13th century, Ceramic shapes of the Liao dynasty (907-1125) generally have their antecedents in the wares of the Five Dynasties (906-960) and Northern Song (960-1127). The long necked vase with an exaggerated tapering body was, however, a purely Liao form. Found in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning Province, these vases are usually glazed in white, yellow, or green and have a simple trumpet -shaped mouth. This phoenix-head vase is a typical hybrid example. It seems that porcelain phoenix-head vases recurrent in South China inspired the bird head shape during the Northern Song dynasty. The basic tall-necked vase peculiar to Liao has been augmented with rudimentary beak, eyes, and feathers as well as with a six-lobed form of the mouth and rilled neck suggestive of a Northern Song phoenix-headed vase. It is a non-functional burial vessel simulating the shape of a ewer.

alb9416854 Vase, 618-907, 8 1/8 x 5 1/4in. (20.6 x 13.3cm), Pottery, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9419340 Pillow, early 11th century, 5 3/8 x 9 x 6 7/16 in. (13.65 x 22.86 x 16.35 cm), Tz'u-chou type ware Stoneware with white slip with incised and stamped décor under a clear glaze, China, 11th century, Cizhou type wares with decoration incised against a ground of closely stamped rings were produced in North China from the tenth to early twelfth century. The precise ornamentation of objects from Tengfengxian and Mixian in Henan province often shows the influence of Tang dynasty (618-907) metalwork. This particularly refined pillow has been meticulously stamped and incised to simulate the elegant, floral scrolls and ring-punch backgrounds of the Persian inspired designs popular in Tang gold and silver utensils. Despite its stoneware hardness and basic geometric shape, the pillow with its concave top, rounded corners and brocade-like floral patterns gives the impression of being soft and malleable like an actual cushion.

alb9420847 Horse and Rider, 618-907, 15 3/8in. (39.1cm), Glazed earthenware, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9420264 Snake from Set of Zodiac Figures, 618-907, H.10 in., Earthenware with white slip and traces of pigment, China, 7th-10th century, The appearance of certain animals played an important role in ancient beliefs regarding omens and portents, and a complex system of thought that spanned the Han (206 BCE-220 CE), the Six Dynasties, and Tang period (618-906). The earliest appearance of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac is in funerary sculpture like these found in northern Chinese tombs dating to the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535).

alb9421063 Vase, 618-907, 4 11/16 x 4 in. (11.91 x 10.16 cm), Glass, China, 7th-10th century.

alb9420433 Cricket Container, late 17th century, 6 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (16.51 x 7.3 cm), Gourd with heat-incised decoration, ivory and tortoise-shell, China, 17th century, The Chinese have long enjoyed the sound of crickets. During the Tang dynasty (618-907), people began keeping crickets in their homes, and by the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), it had become a scholarly pastime. By the eighteenth century, many writings existed describing the different varieties of crickets and their care.

alb9395278 Covered Jar, 618-907, 3 7/8in. (9.8cm), Qingbai ware Glazed porcelain, China, 7th-10th century.

akg3334982 Yangzhou (Provinz Jiangsu, China), Garten des Schmalen West-Sees / Shouxihu Gongyuan (angelegt während der Tang-Dynastie 618-907). - Teilansicht: Pavillon. - Foto, 2002.