Conversations at The Lake Merritt - Lecture Series

Art History Lecture – Terracotta Warriors

 

China's Terracotta Warriors: the First Emperor's Legacy, at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum, includes eight of the famed and strikingly realistic life-size figures and two horses. A group of the terra-cottas last visited in 1994. More than 100 additional objects, including swords and coins, bronze water birds and bells, gold jewelry and a limestone suit of armor and matching helmet, fill out an exhibition devoted to the First Emperor's quest for eternal life are also included in the exhibit. A facilitator will discuss this exhibit opening in mid-February.