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Sancai figure reveals openness of the Tang Dynasty

Updated: Jan 23, 2025 www.chinaservicesinfo.com Print
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The Tang Dynasty sancai pottery figure showing a howling camel standing on a square base and bearing a group of musicians on its back. From the permanent collection of the Shaanxi History Museum. [Photo/IC]

Do you want to enjoy a unique performance from the Tang Dynasty (618-907)? A sancai pottery figure shows a howling camel bearing on its back an itinerant band: seven male musicians and a female singer. The musicians sit around the singer on an elevated saddle, wearing Chinese-style clothing but playing musical instruments that were introduced from Central Asia.

Unearthed from a tomb in the western suburb of Xi’an in 1959, the figure reveals the influence of foreign music during the Tang Dynasty and proves its prosperity and openness at that time. The Shaanxi History Museum holds the figure in its permanent collection.

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