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Leng Mei, Portrait of a Lady, a hanging scroll painting
Leng Mei (active about 1677- about 1742) specialized in figu…
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Lobed jade cup
Relatively few vessels were made of jade in the early period…
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Pair of wooden bodhisattvas
Among Buddhist figures, bodhisattvas are enlightened beings …
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Pewter box with porcelain tea caddies
The pewter box and flat cover are made in the shape of a pru…
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Pilaster from a tomb
The decoration on tombs of the Han dynasty (221 BC-AD 220) i…
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Porcelain phoenix-headed ewer
This white porcelain ewer, or pouring vessel, is considered …
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Porcelain rhyton (drinking horn)
The rhyton is a form that derives from the ancient Near Ea…
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Pottery jar with dragon handles
This funerary jar is made of grey earthenware. It was clearl…
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Qian Xuan, Young nobleman on horseback, a handscroll painting
Qian Xuan (about 1235-1300) was a scholar-official from Wuxi…
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Rhinoceros horn cup
Rhinoceros horn, a popular material for carving in China, is…
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Roof tile figure of the Immortal Han Xiangzi
There are many stories about Han Xiang, who lived in the nin…
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Stone figure of a bodhisattva
Buddhism travelled to China from India via the Silk Route. I…
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Stone lintel
Buddhism originated in South Asia, and throughout its existe…
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Stoneware ewer in the shape of a mermaid
The Qidan people, whose dynasty is known as the Liao (AD 907…
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Admonitions Scroll
It illustrates a political parody written by Zhang Hua (abou…
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The thirteenth arhat, Ingada, a hanging scroll painting
Arhat is Sanskrit for an enlightened being (Chinese: luohan …
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Wen Zhengming, Wintry Trees, a hanging scroll painting
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) was the leading scholar-amateur pa…
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Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature, a handscroll painting
This is a rare example of a signed and dated painting from t…
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Yang Yanping, Autumn Lotus Pond, a horizontal scroll painting
Yang Yanping (born 1934) is one of the most exciting Chinese…
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Bronze coin-shaped charm
Touch the animation button to see the traditional process of…
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Bronze Daguan tongbao coin
Touch the animation button to see the traditional process of…
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Bronze Hongwu tongbao coin
In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk, overthrew th…
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Bronze Kaiyuan tongbao coin
The Chinese inscription on this coin reads 'Kai yuan tong ba…
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Bronze knife coin inlaid with gold
This distinctive coin combines features of ancient knife mon…
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Chairman Mao badge
This badge portrays Mao Zedong (1893-1976), Chairman of the …
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Cloth banknote for 3 strings of cash
This note shows the hammer and sickle, symbolic of communism…
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Coin sword
The purpose of a coin sword is to drive away evil. This coin…
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Coin-shaped charm
This charm was intended for use in driving away evil or dise…
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Coin-sword
Coin-swords were a form of talisman used in southern China t…
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Cowrie shells
The cowrie shell has been used as money in many parts of the…
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Great Ming Circulating Treasure Note
This note was issued under the Ming dynasty. After seizing p…
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Portable ivory balance with brass pan and weight
There was no official silver coinage in China until 1890. Be…
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Wedding charm in the form of a silver coin and ingot
This silver good luck charm is in the shape of a coin restin…
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Wuzhu coin issued by Emperor Xuandi
The inscription on this coin reads 'wuzhu', with 'wu' to the…
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Rubbing of a ‘mountain’ inscription in praise of China’s First Emperor
This contemporary rubbing of a tenth-century stone stele is …
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Chinese incense burner
This large stoneware incense burner is incised and has relie…
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Chinese shadow puppets
These shadow puppets are made of donkey hide and are in the …
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Chinese Ming bank note
These banknotes continued to be issued by the Board of Reven…
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Bronze mirror inlaid with mother-of-pearl
A scene showing a mirror in use by court ladies can be seen …
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Chairman Mao Badge
These badges often commemorated special occasions: for examp…
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Flower basket
The ribbon attached to the basket’s handle seems to be…
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Model of a watchtower for burial
This watchtower is both a symbol of prestige and of power in…
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Punchbowl with Western trading offices
Outside these warehouses are six national flags, flying from…
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天书
全套的《天書》…
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Heavenly Feet Society (Anti-Footbinding League) badge
This is the badge of the Heavenly Feet Society, set up in op…
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Jade cong
A group of Neolithic peoples grouped today as the Liangzhu c…
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Great Qing Treasure Certificate
The four Chinese characters arranged right to left across th…
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Silver dollar note issued by the Hu-peh Government Mint
Touch the animation button on the left for a translation of …
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Ridge tile
According to traditional Chinese belief, roofs are platforms…
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Chinese blue and white porcelain ewer
This blue-and-white porcelain ewer is in the form of a woman…
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Model theatre
Plays were performed as entertainments at all levels of soci…
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Model food dishes for the afterlife
These model food dishes present the ingredients for a feast …
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One hundred bird coat
This coat was made by women of the Miao (also known as the H…
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Folded silk jacket
This jacket was made by women of the Miao (also known as the…
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Secret society membership token
The inscription on the front reads Hong ying tong bao (top-b…
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Cizhou ware ceramic pillow
The term 'Cizhou ware' refers to a type of sturdy stoneware …
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Wooden guardian figure
Figures like this were placed as guardians in tombs in the C…
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Chinese porcelain dish showing immortals
This porcelain dish shows the Eight Immortals visiting the G…
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Moon-shaped flask with birds
This moon flask has a flattened round body, tubular neck and…
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Gao Fenghan, The Ancient Pine of Dongmou, a fan painting
Gao Fenghan (1683 - after 1747) was one of the Yangzhou bagu…
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Lacquer cup
The cup is a shallow oval, with handles (ears) on the long s…
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Lacquered box
The earliest lacquered vessel discovered so far dates to aro…
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Longquan ware vase with Daoist immortals
Longquan was a market town in Zhejiang province. These green…
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Porcelain bowl with Xiwangmu
Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, is an important figu…
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Porcelain 'monk's cap' ewer
Yongle (reigned 1403-24) was the third emperor of the Ming d…
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Pronk basin
This very rare Chinese porcelain basin was acquired by the B…
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Qingbai wine ewer and basin
Qingbai ('blue-white') and yingqing ('shadow blue') wares ta…
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The Nymph of the Luo River, a handscroll painting
This is a depiction of the famous prose-poem ( fu ), the Luo…
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