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Tang dynasty
Refers to the culture, style, and period of a Chinese dynasty of the period 618 to 907 C.E., a time considered one of the most brilliant in Chinese history. Painting, which flourished during the Tang, was dominated by the secular landscape tradition.
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Square lidded ritual wine container (fangyi) with taotie, serpents, and birds, Early Western Zhou dynasty, c. 1050–975 B.C.E., Bronze, China, Henan province, Luoyang, 35.3 high x 24.8 x 23.3 cm (Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, F1930.54a-b)
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