Tricoloured and blue glazed horse figurine, Luoyang Museum

Wu Zetian

China's only female emperor

Keramiekmuseum Princessehof

  • Address:

    Grote Kerkstraat 11
    8911 DZ Leeuwarden

During the blooming period of the Silk Road, the influential Wu Zetian introduced all kinds of reforms in agriculture and trade. Numerous excavated objects – from earthenware grave goods in the form of camels, horses, musicians and traders, to elegant vases, jars and drinking cups made of porcelain, gold and silver – paint a fascinating picture of the empress and her time.