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Tang Tri-colored Glazed Potteries During the kiln baking, the basic glazes melted and flew freely over the pottery base, and transformed into flowery patterns that couldn't possibly be achieved by human control. With different minerals added into the glaze, the pottery could have a rainbow of colors other than the basic three colors, such as purple, sky blue, and brownish red.
In many tombs of the Tang Dynasty, people have found a variety of tri-colored glazed figurines, the most popular of which were horses and ladies.
Tang Beauties
Women enjoyed unparalleled freedom during this period. Judging from the female pottery, most of the Tang women wore sexy wide-collared skirts or just thin layers of silk robes, without underwear, making their chests half-naked. Plumpness was not in fashion in Tang until the ascendance of Yang Yuhuan who, though a little bit fat by today's standards, captivated the emperor and became a sexy idol of the time. Following her style, lavishness became the rule of fashion.
Figurines featuring a Tang citizen chatting with a foreigner
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