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Tomb Guardians, early 700s

China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907)

2000.118CCCC0

Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1973.74CCCC0

Bodhisattva, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.86CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Heaven and Earth between the Paired Phoenixes, mid to late 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.351CCCC0

Horse, late 600s–800

China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1955.295CCCC0

Woman Holding Plum Blossoms, mid-700s

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1987.13CCCC0

Fang Xuanling Pedestal, 647

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.334.2CCCC0

Mirror with a Coiling Dragon, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.367CCCC0

Standing Guanyin, 700s?

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1966.364CCCC0

Court Lady with High Chignon, c. 700–750

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.25CCCC0

Eleven-Headed Guanyin, late 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1970.66CCCC0

Ewer, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

2017.17CCCC0

Footed Platter with Design of Mythical Beasts amid Grapevines, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1972.39CCCC0

Bodhisattva, 700s

China, Hebei province, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1929.981CCCC0

Recumbent Bull, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1985.74CCCC0

Bird-Headed Ewer, 600s–700s

China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1989.2CCCC0

Octafoil Mirror with Hunters and Prey, late 600s–early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.365CCCC0

Guardian Lion, c. 600

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1965.473CCCC0

Mirror with Animals and Birds, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1951.292CCCC0

Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BC-100 AD

China, Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)

1972.44CCCC0

Mirror with Six Circular Flowers, 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.341CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, a Musician, and a Phoenix, late 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.369CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.346CCCC0

Ewer, 700–750

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1987.148CCCC0

Section of a Dharani Pillar, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1929.983CCCC0

Harpist, mid-700s

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1931.450CCCC0

Ewer, 800s

China, Hunan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)

2005.57CCCC0

Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief, before 870

China, Henan province, Anyang, Xiudingsi pagoda, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1921.263CCCC0

Covered Jar, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1948.228CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, mid 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.356CCCC0

Seated Buddha, 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1961.18CCCC0

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes, c. 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1942.1083CCCC0

Hare, early 700s

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1984.6CCCC0

Pedestal, mid-700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1968.70CCCC0

Polo Player, late 600s-early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1964.181CCCC0

Inlays for a Mirror or Box, c. 900–1000

China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)

1969.78CCCC0

Octafoil Mirror with Crouched Animals, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.342CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Acrobats on Lotus Blossoms, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.343CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.354CCCC0

Mirror of Tortoise Knob and Lotus Pattern, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.361CCCC0

Stem Cup, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1951.396CCCC0

Eleven-Headed Guanyin, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1959.129CCCC0

Mirror with Four Running Animals, early 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.338CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.348CCCC0

Ewer, 800s

China, Hunan province, Tongguan, early Tang dynasty (618-907)

1966.145CCCC0

Sarcophagus Panel, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1975.63CCCC0

Jar with Applied Floral Decoration, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

2017.14CCCC0

Court Lady with Tall Headdress: Tomb Figurine, c. 700–750

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.24CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, late 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.353CCCC0

Text of the Perfection of Wisdom (Mahāprajñāpāramitā) Sūtra, c. 700s-800s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1933.454CCCC0

Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone, late 7th-early 8th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1959.184CCCC0

Lion Devouring a Lamb, early 700s

North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1985.373CCCC0

Footed Plate with Floral Medallion, early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1989.268CCCC0

Hariti Statuette, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618–907)

1915.333CCCC0

Ganesha, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1959.253CCCC0

Camel, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1967.147CCCC0

Octafoil Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, Birds, and Flowers, late 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.366CCCC0

Bull, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1929.987CCCC0

Dancing Apsaras, 900s

China, late Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)

1953.356CCCC0

Mirror, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1926.248CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Six Blossoms, mid 7th century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.360CCCC0

Square Urn with Celestial Guardians, 8th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1972.37CCCC0

Jar, mid 7th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1930.323CCCC0

Lion with Cub in Mouth, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1940.47CCCC0

Censer, early 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1949.157CCCC0

Tortoise, 1368–1644

China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

1952.569CCCC0

Bowl with Bands and Spirals in Relief, late 7th-early 8th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1989.269CCCC0

Head of Bodhisattva, 618–907

China, from Lung-mên, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.311CCCC0

Bodhisattva, early 700s

China, Shanxi province, Taiyuan, Tianlongshan caves, Cave 6, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.76CCCC0

Mirror with Three Pairs of Pixie around a Loti-form Knob, mid-600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.335CCCC0

Octafoil Mirror with Riding Immortals and Rising Peaks, 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.344CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Auspicious Animals, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.350CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds, late 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.355CCCC0

Lobed Mirror of Three Delights, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.363CCCC0

Mirror with Flowers and Birds in Gold and Silver Cutouts over a Lacquer..., mid-700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1999.217CCCC0

Miniature Mirror with Grape Decoration, 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1999.218CCCC0

Jar: Black Ware, 700s

China, Henan province, Huangdao kilns, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.381CCCC0

Female Dancer: Tomb Figurine, 650–700

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.26CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early to mid 600s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.340CCCC0

Octafoil Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Animals, late 600s-early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.345CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.349CCCC0

Mirror with Sparrows and Floral Sprays, late 600s-early 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.358CCCC0

Lobed Mirror with Eight Blossoms, 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.359CCCC0

Quadrilobed Mirror with Wan Symbol, 700s-800s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.362CCCC0

Mirror with Interlacing Dragons, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.364CCCC0

Cruciform Mirror with Two Lions, late 700s-early 800s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.373CCCC0

Jar, late 7th-8th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1940.44CCCC0

Clasp, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.508CCCC0

Warrior in Sheet-Metal Armor, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.626CCCC0

Corner Stone with Two Eleven-Headed Guanyin, c. 700

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.75CCCC0

Buddha in the Preaching Attitude, 618–1279

China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)

1926.238CCCC0

Jar, late 7th-8th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1948.221CCCC0

Boy, 8th-10th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)

1953.244CCCC0

Mi-lê: Maitreya Buddha, 683

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1965.33CCCC0

Bowl, 618–906

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1974.272CCCC0

Jar with Handles: Yue ware, c. 800s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1983.78CCCC0

Jar with Floral Decoration, c. 700–750

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1996.3CCCC0

Buckle, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.403CCCC0

Mirror, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.603CCCC0

Mirror, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.605CCCC0

Mirror, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1915.609CCCC0

Stem Dish, 600s-700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1917.303CCCC0

Bowl: Southern White Ware, late 800s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)

1918.470CCCC0

Knot Picker, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1952.489CCCC0

Mask, 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1958.426CCCC0

Jar: Brown ware, 9th-10th Century

China, Northern, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)

1959.47CCCC0

Chan: Oval Shaped Shallow Cup, 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)

1962.262CCCC0

Hexafoil Mirror with Floral Interlaces, a Phoenix, and Running Animals, early 600s-early 900s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.347CCCC0

Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early 7th Century- early 10th Century

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1995.352CCCC0

Lion, 618–907

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

1985.374CCCC0

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Tomb Guardians, early 700s	China, probably Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Tang dynasty (618-907)	2000.118	glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware	Part 1: 92.3 x 43.8 x 41.9 cm (36 5/16 x 17 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.); Part 2: 88.9 x 41 x 50.8 cm (35 x 16 1/8 x 20 in.)	Gift of various donors to the department of Asian Art (by exchange)	CCCC0
Mirror with Phoenixes, Birds, Butterflies, and Floral Sprays, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1973.74	bronze with silver and gold inlaid lacquer	Diameter: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Bodhisattva, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.86	dry lacquer	Overall: 44 x 37 cm (17 5/16 x 14 9/16 in.)	Given in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells, Jr. by his wife, Adele Chisholm Eells	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Heaven and Earth between the Paired Phoenixes, mid to late 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.351	bronze	Diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Horse, late 600s–800	China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1955.295	glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color) ware	Overall: 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Woman Holding Plum Blossoms, mid-700s	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1987.13	earthenware covered in white slip with traces of pigment	Overall: 43.8 x 16.5 x 12.2 cm (17 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Fang Xuanling Pedestal, 647	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.334.2	marble	Overall: 66 cm (26 in.)	Worcester R. Warner Collection	CCCC0
Mirror with a Coiling Dragon, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.367	bronze	Diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Standing Guanyin, 700s?	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1966.364	limestone	Overall: 170.8 cm (67 1/4 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Court Lady with High Chignon, c. 700–750	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.25	earthenware with polychromy	Overall: 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Eleven-Headed Guanyin, late 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1970.66	wood	height: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Ewer, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	2017.17	Glazed stoneware, Huangdao ware	Overall: 27 x 20.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 in.)	Gift of Donna and James Reid	CCCC0
Footed Platter with Design of Mythical Beasts amid Grapevines, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1972.39	silver with gilt, incised, and chased decoration	Diameter: 30.5 cm (12 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Bodhisattva, 700s	China, Hebei province, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1929.981	white marble	Overall: 177.8 x 64 x 58.5 cm (70 x 25 3/16 x 23 1/16 in.); without base: 157.4 cm (61 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Recumbent Bull, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1985.74	gilt bronze	Overall: 3.5 x 7 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Bird-Headed Ewer, 600s–700s	China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1989.2	green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decoration	Overall: 42.1 cm (16 9/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Octafoil Mirror with Hunters and Prey, late 600s–early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.365	bronze	Diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Guardian Lion, c. 600	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1965.473	white marble	Overall: 78.8 cm (31 in.); Base: 49.6 x 41.8 cm (19 1/2 x 16 7/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Mirror with Animals and Birds, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1951.292	bronze inset with gilded-silver relief decoration	Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Cylindrical Container with Cover (Lian), 100 BC-100 AD	China, Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)	1972.44	gilt bronze with openwork and chased designs	Diameter: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.); Overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Mirror with Six Circular Flowers, 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.341	bronze	Diameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, a Musician, and a Phoenix, late 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.369	bronze	Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, a Nestling Bird, and a Lotus Blossom, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.346	bronze	Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Ewer, 700–750	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1987.148	glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)	Diameter: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)	The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Section of a Dharani Pillar, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1929.983	limestone	Overall: 50.2 x 40.4 cm (19 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Harpist, mid-700s	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1931.450	glazed earthenware	Overall: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Ewer, 800s	China, Hunan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)	2005.57	stoneware with olive-green glaze and ironbrown splashes, Changsha ware	Overall: 29.2 x 19.8 cm (11 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Architectural Brick with Dancer in Relief, before 870	China, Henan province, Anyang, Xiudingsi pagoda, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1921.263	molded terracotta with slip coating	Overall: 58 x 48.5 cm (22 13/16 x 19 1/8 in.)	Gift of C. T. Loo	CCCC0
Covered Jar, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1948.228	glazed earthenware	Overall: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); Diameter of lid: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror, mid 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.356	bronze	Diameter: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Seated Buddha, 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1961.18	gilt bronze	Overall: 13.3 x 6.9 cm (5 1/4 x 2 11/16 in.); Figure: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)	Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman	CCCC0
Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes, c. 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1942.1083	beaten gold with chased detail	Part 1: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Part 2: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Hare, early 700s	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1984.6	white marble	Overall: 9.4 x 11.3 x 20.2 cm (3 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Pedestal, mid-700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1968.70	ivory	Overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); Diameter of base: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Mayer	CCCC0
Polo Player, late 600s-early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1964.181	painted earthenware	Overall: 31.2 cm (12 5/16 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Collection	CCCC0
Inlays for a Mirror or Box, c. 900–1000	China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)	1969.78	beaten silver with chased details	Overall: 4.7 x 8.4 cm (1 7/8 x 3 5/16 in.); Irregular: 5.3 x 8.4 cm (2 1/16 x 3 5/16 in.); Part 1: 4.6 x 8.4 cm (1 13/16 x 3 5/16 in.); Part 2: 5.2 x 7.8 cm (2 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.); Part 3: 5.2 x 5.6 cm (2 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Part 4: 4.2 x 6.1 cm (1 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.); Part 5: 4.6 x 5.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 1/16 in.)	Gift of Eugene Victor Thaw	CCCC0
Octafoil Mirror with Crouched Animals, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.342	bronze	Diameter: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Acrobats on Lotus Blossoms, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.343	bronze	Diameter: 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.354	bronze	Diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Mirror of Tortoise Knob and Lotus Pattern, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.361	bronze	Diameter: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.); Overall: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Stem Cup, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1951.396	silver with gilt interior and incised and chased decoration	Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Eleven-Headed Guanyin, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1959.129	gray sandstone	Overall: 129.6 x 63.6 x 25.4 cm (51 x 25 1/16 x 10 in.)	Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin	CCCC0
Mirror with Four Running Animals, early 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.338	bronze	Diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.348	bronze	Diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Ewer, 800s	China, Hunan province, Tongguan, early Tang dynasty (618-907)	1966.145	glazed stoneware with molded and applied decoration, Changsha ware	Overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)	Fiftieth anniversary gift	CCCC0
Sarcophagus Panel, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1975.63	limestone	Overall: 119 x 69 x 10 cm (46 7/8 x 27 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Jar with Applied Floral Decoration, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	2017.14	Glazed earthenware, sancai (three-color ware)	Overall: 20.2 x 28.5 cm (7 15/16 x 11 1/4 in.)	Gift of Donna and James Reid	CCCC0
Court Lady with Tall Headdress: Tomb Figurine, c. 700–750	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.24	earthenware with polychromy	Overall: 30.8 cm (12 1/8 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror, late 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.353	bronze	Diameter: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Text of the Perfection of Wisdom (Mahāprajñāpāramitā) Sūtra, c. 700s-800s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1933.454	Album leaf, ink on dyed paper	Overall: 26.2 x 9 cm (10 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Section of a Sarcophagus Foundation or Epitaph Stone, late 7th-early 8th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1959.184	limestone with carved decoration	Overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.)	Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin	CCCC0
Lion Devouring a Lamb, early 700s	North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1985.373	white marble	Overall: 14 x 7.6 cm (5 1/2 x 3 in.)	The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith	CCCC0
Footed Plate with Floral Medallion, early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1989.268	glazed earthenware with impressed decoration, sancai (three-color) ware	Diameter: 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.); Overall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)	Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin	CCCC0
Hariti Statuette, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618–907)	1915.333	ivory	Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)	Gift of A. W. Bahr	CCCC0
Ganesha, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1959.253	gilt bronze	Overall: 9.7 x 7.6 x 6.4 cm (3 13/16 x 3 x 2 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy B. Davenport	CCCC0
Camel, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1967.147	glazed earthenware	Overall: 79.4 cm (31 1/4 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Octafoil Mirror with Paired Phoenixes, Birds, and Flowers, late 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.366	bronze	Diameter: 28.8 cm (11 5/16 in.); Overall: 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); Rim: 1 cm (3/8 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Bull, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1929.987	painted earthenware	Overall: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Dancing Apsaras, 900s	China, late Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)	1953.356	dry lacquer	Overall: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Mirror, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1926.248	bronze	Diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)	Dudley P. Allen Fund	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Six Blossoms, mid 7th century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.360	bronze	Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Square Urn with Celestial Guardians, 8th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1972.37	marble	Overall: 22 x 25 cm (8 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.)	John L. Severance Fund	CCCC0
Jar, mid 7th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1930.323	glazed stoneware	Diameter: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.)	Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund	CCCC0
Lion with Cub in Mouth, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1940.47	earthenware with polychrome glaze	Overall: 15.3 cm (6 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Censer, early 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1949.157	gilt bronze	Overall: 23.8 x 14.3 cm (9 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Tortoise, 1368–1644	China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)	1952.569	yellowish green jade with brown markings	Overall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Bowl with Bands and Spirals in Relief, late 7th-early 8th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1989.269	glazed earthenware with molded decoration	Diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.); Overall: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)	Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin	CCCC0
Head of Bodhisattva, 618–907	China, from Lung-mên, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.311	dark gray limestone	Overall: 24.9 x 17.2 x 9 cm (9 13/16 x 6 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)	Worcester R. Warner Collection	CCCC0
Bodhisattva, early 700s	China, Shanxi province, Taiyuan, Tianlongshan caves, Cave 6, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.76	light gray limestone with traces of polychromy	Overall: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.)	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund	CCCC0
Mirror with Three Pairs of Pixie around a Loti-form Knob, mid-600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.335	bronze	Diameter: 17.6 cm (6 15/16 in.); Overall: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Octafoil Mirror with Riding Immortals and Rising Peaks, 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.344	bronze	Diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Auspicious Animals, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.350	bronze	Diameter: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); Overall: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror with a Variety of Birds, late 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.355	bronze	Diameter: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Rim: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror of Three Delights, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.363	bronze	Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Mirror with Flowers and Birds in Gold and Silver Cutouts over a Lacquer..., mid-700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1999.217	bronze with gold and silver cutouts	Diameter: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Miniature Mirror with Grape Decoration, 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1999.218	bronze	Diameter: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); Overall: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Jar: Black Ware, 700s	China, Henan province, Huangdao kilns, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.381	glazed stoneware	Diameter: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.); Overall: 29.3 cm (11 9/16 in.)	Gift of Ralph King	CCCC0
Female Dancer: Tomb Figurine, 650–700	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.26	earthenware with polychromy	Overall: 33.2 cm (13 1/16 in.)	Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early to mid 600s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.340	bronze	Diameter: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Octafoil Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Animals, late 600s-early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.345	bronze	Diameter: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Paired Phoenixes and Floral Displays, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.349	bronze	Diameter: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Mirror with Sparrows and Floral Sprays, late 600s-early 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.358	bronze	Diameter: 9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.); Overall: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lobed Mirror with Eight Blossoms, 700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.359	bronze	Diameter: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Quadrilobed Mirror with Wan Symbol, 700s-800s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.362	bronze	Overall: 0.9 x 14.3 cm (3/8 x 5 5/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Mirror with Interlacing Dragons, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.364	bronze	Diameter: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); Overall: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Cruciform Mirror with Two Lions, late 700s-early 800s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.373	bronze	Overall: 0.7 x 10.5 cm (1/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Rim: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Jar, late 7th-8th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1940.44	pottery	Overall: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Clasp, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.508	bronze	Overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)	General Income Fund	CCCC0
Warrior in Sheet-Metal Armor, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.626	earthenware	Overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Corner Stone with Two Eleven-Headed Guanyin, c. 700	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.75	stone	Overall: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King	CCCC0
Buddha in the Preaching Attitude, 618–1279	China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)	1926.238	Fresco	Overall: 49 x 35 cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)	Gift of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Jar, late 7th-8th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1948.221	glazed pinkish-buff earthenware	Overall: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Boy, 8th-10th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Song dynasty (960-1279)	1953.244	jade	Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)	Gift of Ralph M. Chait	CCCC0
Mi-lê: Maitreya Buddha, 683	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1965.33	limestone	Overall: 33 x 20.4 cm (13 x 8 1/16 in.)	Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, 618–906	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1974.272	glazed earthenware	Diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.)	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert P. Schafer	CCCC0
Jar with Handles: Yue ware, c. 800s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1983.78	gray stoneware with iron glaze	Diameter: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); Overall: 17.8 x 22.5 cm (7 x 8 7/8 in.)	The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Jar with Floral Decoration, c. 700–750	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1996.3	stone	Diameter: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.)	The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund	CCCC0
Buckle, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.403	silver	Overall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)	General Income Fund	CCCC0
Mirror, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.603	bronze with silver inlay in lacquer	Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Mirror, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.605	bronze with silver inlay in lacquer	Diameter: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Mirror, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1915.609	bronze with silver inlay in lacquer	Overall: 17.8 x 17.8 cm (7 x 7 in.)	Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust	CCCC0
Stem Dish, 600s-700s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1917.303	glazed cream-white stoneware	Diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.); Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)	John L. Severance Collection	CCCC0
Bowl: Southern White Ware, late 800s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)	1918.470	Glazed porcelain, Southern white ware	Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 11.9 cm (4 11/16 in.)	Gift of John L. Severance	CCCC0
Knot Picker, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1952.489	jade	Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)	Anonymous Gift	CCCC0
Mask, 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1958.426	Earthenware	Overall: 17.2 x 14 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)	Gift of Samuel Eilenberg	CCCC0
Jar: Brown ware, 9th-10th Century	China, Northern, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)	1959.47	glazed pinkish-buff stoneware	Diameter: 25.9 cm (10 3/16 in.); Overall: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)	Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund	CCCC0
Chan: Oval Shaped Shallow Cup, 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907) - Five dynasties (907-960)	1962.262	Glazed gray stoneware, Yue ware	Diameter: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); Overall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)	Edward L. Whittemore Fund	CCCC0
Hexafoil Mirror with Floral Interlaces, a Phoenix, and Running Animals, early 600s-early 900s	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.347	bronze	Diameter: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.8 cm (5/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Animal-and-Grape Mirror, early 7th Century- early 10th Century	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1995.352	bronze	Diameter: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); Overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.); Rim: 1.1 cm (7/16 in.)	Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee	CCCC0
Lion, 618–907	China, Tang dynasty (618-907)	1985.374	marble	Overall: 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)	The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith	CCCC0

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