Title
Green glazed tomb figure of a Ferghana horse
Caption
Green glazed tomb figure of a Ferghana horse, The maintenance and expansion of the Tang empire depended on the mobility of its armies. They in turn depended on the famed Ferghana horses. Held in the highest esteem, these steeds have been immortalized in literature as the horses that sweated blood. China. Chinese. Tang dynasty, AD 618 906.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Rene Rivkin, Sydney
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A17_203
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
23,6Mb (1,5Mb) / 11,2in x 8,2in / 3360 x 2460 (300dpi)