~ Dragon, horse, snake, rooster, and rat from a set of zodiac figures.
Place of origin: China
Date: 14th century
Medium: Earthenware with mineral pigments.
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~ Dragon, horse, snake, rooster, and rat from a set of zodiac figures.
Place of origin: China
Date: 14th century
Medium: Earthenware with mineral pigments.
~ Funerary Statuette: Bird Trainer.
Place of origin: China
Period: Six Dynasties (A.D. 220-589)
Date: A.D. 5th-6th
Medium: Gray terracotta, traces of paint and white slip
~ Noble Lady.
Date: 700's
Period: Tang dynasty
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Earthenware with paint
~ Funerary Mask.
Date: Late 900's to early 1000's
Culture: Chinese
Medium: Silver alloy
東漢(鮮卑文化) 鎏金翼馬紋銅飾板
~ Plaque with a Winged Horse.
Period: Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), Xianbei culture
Date: 1st century
Culture: North China
Medium: Gilt bronze
臥馬紋銀帶飾
~ Belt Plaque in the Shape of a Crouching Horse.
Date: 3rd–1st century B.C.
Culture: North China
Medium: Silver
~ Armored Guardian (Tomb Figure).
Place of origin: China
Date: A.D. 675–725
Medium: Buff earthenware with polychromy and gilding.
~ Jade Bird Subduing Two Snakes.
Place of origin: China
Period: Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Date: 475-221 B.C.
~ Two Standing, Braying Camels, One Buff, One White, Their Backs Laden with Goods.
Date: A.D. 550-577
Period: Northern Qi
Place of origin: East Asia, China
~ Head of a Luohan.
Place of origin: China
Date: A.D. 1001–1100
Medium: Hollow dry lacquer
~ Raft Cup (銀槎杯).
Date: 1345
Artist: attributed to Zhu Bishan 朱碧山
Place of origin: China
Period: Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
Medium: Hammered silver soldered together, with chased decoration.
~ Funerary urn with dragon and cover.
Culture/Period: Chinese, Southern Song Dynasty
Date: A.D. 1200's
Medium: Stoneware with glaze, Longquan ware.
~ Model house.
Place of origin: China
Culture/Period: Han Dynasty
Date: 202-220 B.C.
Medium: Unglazed, modeled, and incised earthenware.
▪︎Archer’s thumb ring.
Date: 480-221 B.C.
Place of origin: China
Medium: Partially calcified, translucent pale green jade.
~ Hair Ornament.
Date: 11th century
Place of origin: China
Medium: Gold
~ Pendant (Peishi) in the Form of a Dragon.
Place of origin: China
Place of origin: Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period
Date: 481-221 B.C.
Medium: Abraded jade
• Snake from Set of Zodiac Figures.
Date: A.D. 618-907
Place of origin: China
Medium: Earthenware with white slip and traces of pigment.