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Yangshao Culture Vases
From Gansu province, China
Earthenware
Mid third millenium BCE
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Guang
Anyang, China
Shang Dynasty, 12th or 11th century BCE
Bronze
6.5" high |
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Standing figure
From Sanxingdui, China
1200-1050 BCE
Bronze
8' 5" |
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Bi disk with dragons
From Jincun China
Eastern Zhou Dynasty
4th to 3rd century BCE
Nephrite
6.5" diameter |
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Terracotta Army
Lintong, China
Qin Dynasty
210 BCE
Painted terracotta
Each figure = 5' 11" high
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Funeral banner
from Tomb of Dai, Mawangdui, China
Han Dynasty
168 BCE
Painted silk
6' 9" x 3' |
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The Archer Yi(?) and a reception in a mansion
Wu family shrine, Jianxiang, China
Han Dynasty
147-168 CE
Rubbing of a stone relief
3' x 5' |
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Model of a house
Han dynasty
First 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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GU KAIZHI
Lady Feng and the Bear
Detail of Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
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” high |
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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 CE
Wall painting
Approx. 10’ high |
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Attributed to YAN LIBEN
Emperor Xuan and attendants
Detail of The Thirteen Emperors
Tang dynasty, ca. 650 CE
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 CE
Glazed earthenware
1’ 8” high |
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FAN KUAN
Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Northern Song period, early eleventh century CE
Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk
6’ 7 1/4” X 3’ 4 1/4” |
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Attributed to HUIZONG
Auspicious Cranes
Section of a handscroll
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
from Xiuwi, China
Northern Song period, twelfth century CE
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 |
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MA YUAN
On a Mountain Path in Spring
Southern Song period, early thirteenth century CE
Album leaf, ink and colors on silk
10 3/4” X 17” |
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ZHOU JICHANG
Arhats Giving Alms to Beggars
Southern Song period, 1184 CE
Ink and colors on silk
3’ 8” X 1’ 9” |
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LIANG KAI
Sixth Chan Patriarch Chopping Bamboo
Southern Song period, early thirteenth century CE
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
2’ 5 1/4” high |
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Crown from north mound of tomb 98
Hwangnamdong, near Kyongju, Korea
Silla kingdom, fifth to sixth century CE
Gold
11" high |
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Shakyamuni Buddha
At entrance to cave temple, Sokkuram, Korea
Great Silla, 751–774 CE
Granite
Approx. 11’ high |
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