Download or read book Arts of the Tang Court written by Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tang dynasty (AD 618-907) is known as China's golden age, celebrated for its enlightened government, openness to outside influences, and varied and magnificent works of art. This beautifully-illustrated book brings together in one volume the dynasty's most important artistic accomplishments. A sketch of the era's political and social history is followed by chapters illustrating the devopment of ceramics, the production of gold and silver, Tang painting and sculpture, and religious and funerary art.