Tripodal Silver Jar with Confucian Story in the Landscape |
Tang Dynasty Height: 6.1cm Caliber: 3.3cm Weight: 70g Unearthed from Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province in 1958 The tripodal silver jar with the inscriptions of three anecdotes about Confucius in the form of a comic strip typifies the style and patterns of the gold and silver wares in the late Tang Dynasty, when the Chinese traditional patterns returned to be the dominant theme of decoration. |