Unknown

Jar

Eartenware

Gansu Province

ca.  2500 BCE, Neolithic (Yangshao Culture)

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Unkown

Cong (Earth Symbol)

Jade (Nephrite)

near Yaoshan

ca. 2500 BCE, Neolitic (Liangzhu Culture)

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Pronounced "tsong"

Unknown

Guang (Ritual Wine Vessel)

Bronze

Anyang

13th c. BCE, Shang Dynasty

Unknown

Gui (Ritual Vessel)

Bronze

Henan Province

ca. 100 BCE, Zhou Dynasty

Unknown

Bi

Jade (Nephrite)

Luoyang

ca. 350 BCE, Zhou Dynasty

Unknown

Standing Man (Elephant-Tusk Holder)

Bronze

Sanxingdui

ca. 1200-1050 BCE, Sanxingdui Culture

Patron:  First Emperor of Qin

Army of the First Emperor of Qin

Painted Terracotta

Lintong

ca. 210 BCE, Qin Dynasty

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Patron:  Marquise of Dai

Funerary Banner

Painted Silk

Mawangdui

ca. 168 BCE, Han Dynasty

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Unknown

Shakyamuni

Gilded Bronze

Hebei Province

dated 338 CE, Zhao Dynasty

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Unknown

Meeting of the Two Buddhas

Gilded Bronze

Hebei Province

518 CE, Wei Dynasty

Unknown

Amitabha in the Western Paradise

Wall Painting

Dunhuang (Cave 172)

mid 8th century, Tang Dynasty

Unknown

Model of a House

Painted Earthenware

Location not provided

1st century CE, Han Dynasty

Patron:  Liao rulers

Foguang Si Pagoda (Foguangsi Pagoda)

Wooden Architecture

Yingxian

1056, Liao Dynasty

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Attributed to Yan Liben

The Thirteen Emperors

Handscroll: ink and colours on silk

Location not provided

ca. 650, Tang Dynasty

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Fan Kuan

"Travellers Among Mountains and Streams"

Hanginscroll: ink and colours on silk

Location not provided

Early 11th Century, Song Dynasty (Northern Song)

Attributed to Emperor Huizong

"Auspicious Cranes"

Hanscroll: ink and colours on silk

Bianliang

1112, Song Dynasty (Northern Song)

Zhao Mengfu

"Sheep and Goat"

Handscroll: ink on paper

Location not provided

ca. 1300, Yuan Dynasty

Guan Daosheng

"Bamboo Grove in Mist"

Handscroll:  ink on paper

Location not provided

1808, Yuan Dynasty

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Shen Zhou

"Lofty Mount Lu"

Hanging scroll: ink and colour on paper

Location not given

1467, Ming Dynasty

Dong Qichang

"Dwelling in the Qianbian Mountains"

Hanging Scroll:  ink on paper

Location not provided

1617, Ming Dynasty

Shang Xi

"Guan Yu Captures General Pang De"

Hanging Scroll:  ink and colours on silk

Beijing

ca. 1430, Ming Dynasty

Shitao

"Man in a House Beneath a Cliff"

Album Leaf:  ink and colours on paper

Location not provided

Late 17th century, Qing Dynasty

Patron:  Emperor Yongle

The Forbidden City

Wood and stone architecture

Beijing

Begun 15th century, Ming Dynasty

Patron:  Emperor Yongle

"Hall of Supreme Harmony"  in the Forbidden City

Wood and stone architecture

Beijing

Begun 15th century, Ming Dynasty

Unknown

Wang Shi Yuan (Net Master's Garden)

Landscape Architecture

Suzhou

16th Century, Ming dynasty

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Unknown

Ewer

Earthenware with three-colour (sancai) glaze

China

7th century, Tang Dynasty

Unknown

Meiping (Prunus Vase)

Stoneware with Sgraffito Decoration

Xiuwi

12th century, Song Dynasty (Northern Song)

Unknown

Temple Vases (David Vases)

White Porcelain with Cobalt Underglaze

Location not provided

1351, Yuan Dynasty

Wu Guangzhong

"The Great Wall"

Ink on paper

Location not provided

1981, Contemporary 

Xu Bing

"Books from the Sky"

Mixed media

Madison, Wisconsin

1987-1991; Contemporary

Unknown

Pot

Earthenware

Japan (Now at the British Museum)

 ca. 5000 BCE; Neolithic (Jomon)

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Patron: Emperor Nintoku

Tumulus

Earthen architecture

Sakai (Osaka Prefecture)

ca. 400 CE; Kofun Era

Unknown

Haniwa figures: Warrior

Earthenware

Japan

 ca. 300–552; Kofun 

Unknown

Haniwa figures: House Model

Earthenware

Japan

 ca. 300–552; Kofun 

Unknown

Haniwa figures: Horse

Earthenware

Japan

 ca. 300–552; Kofun 

Unknown

Haniwa figures: Dog

Earthenware

Japan

 ca. 300–552; Kofun 

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Patron: Prince Shotoku Taishi

Horyu-ji

Wooden architecture

Nara

est. 607, rebuilt 670; Early Buddhist Japan

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Patron: Emperor Shomu & Empress Komyo

Shoso-in at the Todai-ji

Wooden architecture and art collection

Nara

ca. 756; Nara era

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Unknown

Yakushi Triad

Bronze

Kondo at the Yakushi-ji, Nara

ca. 700; Early Buddhist Japan 

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Patron: Toyotomi Hideyoshi

 Fushimi Tea Hut

 Wooden architecture

 Fushimi Castle (olim)

 Ca. 1590.  Momoyama.

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Unknown 

Tea Bowl

Ceramic 

Japan

16th c.  Momoyama

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Unknown

Taizokai Mandara

Hanging scroll: colors on silk

Japan

 9th c.  Heian

Patron: Fujiwara Yorimichi

Ho-o-do (Phoenix Hall)

Wooden architecture

Byodo-in, Uji (Kyoto P.)

1053; Heian.  

Unknown

 The Priest Shunjobo Chogen

 Painted wood with inlaid eyes

Todai-ji at Nara

 Ca. 1206.  Kamakura

Artist: Kosho

 Kuya Preaching 

Painted wood with inlaid eyes

Kyoto  

13th c.  Kamakura

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Attributed to Muso Soseki

 Saihoji Temple Gardens

 Landscape architecture

 Kyoto

 14th c.  Muromachi

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Sesshu Toyo.  

Haboku Landscape

Hanging scroll: ink on paper

Japan   

1495.  Muromachi  

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Kano Motonobu

 Zen Patriarch Xiangyen Zhixian Sweeping with a Broom  (Zen Patriarch)

 Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper  

Kyoto

 Ca. 1513.  Muromachi

Hasegawa Tohaku

 Pine Forest

 Two six-panel screens

 Japan

 16th c.  Momoyama

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Patron: The Imperial Family

 Katsura Imperial Villa

 Wooden architecture

Kyoto

 17th c.  Edo  

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Suzuki Harunobu

Eight Views of the Parlor

 Woodblock print (ink on paper)

Japan

 Ca. 1765.  Edo

Katsushika Hokusai

 The Great Wave off Kanagawa (from 36 Views of Mt Fiji)

 Woodblock print (ink on paper)

 Japan

 Ca. 1830.  Edo