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Yangshao culture vases
Gansu Province, China
mid-3rd Century BCE
Earthenware. |
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Guang
Probably from Anyang, China
Shang Dynasty
12th or 11th Century BCE
Bronze
6.5" high. |
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Standing Figure
Sanxingdui, China
1200 BCE - 1050 BCE
Bronze
8' 5" high (including base) |
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Bi disk with dragons
Jincun, China
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
4th - 3rd century BCE
Nephrite
6.5" in diameter |
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Army of the First Emperor of Qin in pits next to his burial mound
Lintong, China
Qin Dynasty
210 BCE
painted terracotta
Average figure 5' 10.5" high. |
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Funeral Banner
Tomb 1 (tomb of Dai),
Mawangdui, China
Han Dynasty
168 BCE
painted silk
6' 8" x 3' 3/4"
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The Archer yi ahd a reception in a Mansion
Wu Family shrine
Jiaxiang, China
Han Dynasty
147 BCE -168 BCE
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Model of a House
Han Dynasty
1st century CE
painted earthenware
4' 4" high.
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Shakyamuni Buddha,
Zhao Dynasty, Period of Disunity, 338 CE.
Gilded bronze,
1’ 3 1/2” high. |
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Lady Feng and the Bear, detail of Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies,
GU KAIZHI
Period of Disunity, late fourth century.
Handscroll, ink and colors on silk,
9 3/4” X 11’ 4 1/2”. |
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Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna
Northern Wei dynasty, 518 CE
Gilded bronze
10' 1/4” |
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Vairocana Buddha, disciples, and bodhisattvas.
Longmen Caves, Luoyang, China.
Tang dynasty, completed 675 CE.
Buddha, approx. 44’ high. |
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Paradise of Amitabha
Cave 172, Dunhuang, China.
Tang dynasty, mid eighth century.
Wall painting.
approx. 10’ high. |
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Emperor Xuan and attendants, detail of The Thirteen Emperors,
Attributed to YAN LIBEN
Tang dynasty, ca. 650.
Handscroll, ink and colors on silk,
detail: 1‘ 8 1/4” X 1’ 5 1/2”; entire scroll, 17’ 5” long. |
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Palace ladies, detail of a wall painting in the tomb of Princess Yongtai.
Qianxian, China, Tang dynasty, 706 CE.
Approx. 5’ 10” X 6’ 6”. |
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Neighing Horse,
Tang dynasty, eighth to ninth century.
Glazed earthenware.
1’ 8” high |
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Travelers among Mountains and Streams.
FAN KUAN.
Northern Song period, early eleventh century.
Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk.
6’ 7 1/4” X 3’ 4 1/4”. |
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Auspicious Cranes, section of a handscroll,
Attributed to HUIZONG
Northern Song period, 1112 CE.
Ink and colors on silk.
1’ 8 1/8” X 4’ 6 3/8”. |
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Meiping vase
Xiuwi, China.
Northern Song period, twelfth century.
Stoneware, Cizhou type, with sgraffito decoration.
1’ 7 1/2” high. |
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Foguang Si Pagoda
Yingxian, China.
Liao Dynasty, 1056 CE. |
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Plan and cross-section of Foguang Si Pagoda.
Yingxian, China.
Liao Dynasty, 1056 CE. (after L. Liu) |
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On a Mountain Path in Spring.
Ma Yuan
Southern Song period, early thirteenth century.
Album leaf, ink and colors on silk.
10 3/4” X 17” |
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Arhats Giving Alms to Beggars.
ZHOU JICHANG
Southern Song period, 1184 CE.
Ink and colors on silk.
3’ 8” X 1’ 9” |
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Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo
LIANG KAI
Southern Song period, early thirteenth century.
Hanging scroll, ink on paper.
2’ 5 1/4” high |
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Shakyamuni Buddha, at entrance to cave temple, Sokkuram, Korea, Great Silla, 751–774.
Granite,
approx. 11’ high |
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Crown
north mound of tomb 98 at Hwangnandong
near kyongju, Korea, Silia Kingdom
fifth to sixth century
gold
10 1/4" high |
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