China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200–750 AD Reunification: late 6th–8th century

Back to online format PRINT THIS PAGE Guardian warrior Tang dynasty (618–907), 7th century Wood with pigments and gilding H. 33 7/8 in. (86 cm) Excavated from the tomb (dated 688) of Zhang Xiong and his wife, Astana, Turfan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 1973 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum Copyright © 2000–2009 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Available online at www.metmuseum.org