EditorialCentral South University in Changsha produces graduates who are helping China advance in sodium battery development. (Keith Bradsher/The New York Times)
EditorialPillow in the Shape of a?Tiger, 9th century CE, Stoneware with iron brown and copper green under straw glaze (Changsha ware), 2 7/8 ? 6 1/4 ? 4 in. (7.3 ? 15.9 ? 10.2?cm), China, Chinese, Tang dynasty (618907 C.E.), Sculpture.
EditorialBowl with bird, China, Tang dynasty (618907), Date 9th century, China, Stoneware painted with green and brown under glaze (Changsha ware), Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialEwer with Dancing Figure, China, Tang dynasty (618907), Date ca. 9th century, China, Stoneware with white slip, pigment, and applied decoration under straw glaze (Changsha ware), H. 6 in. (15.2 cm), Ceramics.
Editorialbowl with arc and floral design, Tang dynasty, Tang dynasty, 800s, stoneware with underglaze pigment, iron glaze, Changsha ware, 1-7/8 x 5-1/2 in. (diam.), Asian Art.