Name
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Period
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Place of discovery
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Date of discovery
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Current location
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Image
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Coloured pottery pot depicting a stork, a fish, and a stone axe (彩绘鹳鱼石斧图陶缸)[9]
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Neolithic
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Ruzhou, Henan
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1978
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Pottery ding vessel in the form of an eagle, from the Yangshao culture (陶鹰鼎)[10]
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Neolithic
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Hua County, Shaanxi
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1958
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Houmuwu ding (后母戊鼎)[11]
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Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
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Anyang, Henan
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1939
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Li gui, a bronze wine cup with an inscription commemorating King Wu of Zhou's defeat of the Shang dynasty (利簋)[12]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Lintong, Shaanxi
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1976
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Da Yu ding, a bronze ding cauldron cast by Yu, with an inscription dated the 23rd year of the reign of King Kang of Zhou (大盂鼎)[13]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Qishan, Shaanxi
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1820–1850
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Guoji Zibai pan, a bronze trough with an inscription commemorating the defeat of Xianyun people by Duke Xuan of Guo in the 12th year of the reign of King Xuan of Zhou (虢季子白盘)[14]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Baoji, Shaanxi
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1820–1850
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Four phoenix crowns from the tomb of the Wanli Emperor (凤冠)[15]
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Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
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Changping District, Beijing
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1957
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National Museum of China, Beijing
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Ivory cup inlaid with turquoise, from the tomb of Fu Hao (嵌綠松石象牙杯)[16]
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Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
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Anyang, Henan
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1976
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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Archaeology
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Jin Hou Su zhong, a set of 16 ceremonial bronze bianzhong bells from the tomb of Marquis Xian of Jin (晉侯蘇鍾)[17]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Quwo, Shanxi
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Shanghai Museum
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Da Ke ding, a bronze ding cauldron cast by Ke during the reign of King Xiao of Zhou (大克鼎)[18]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Fufeng, Shaanxi
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1890
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Shanghai Museum
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Taibao ding, a bronze ding cauldron cast by the Duke of Shao during the reign of King Cheng of Zhou (太保鼎)[19]
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Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
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Liangshan County, Shandong
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mid 19th century
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Tianjin Museum
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Red lacquered bowl from the Hemudu culture (河姆渡出土朱漆碗)[20]
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Neolithic
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Yuyao, Zhejiang
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1977
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou
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Pottery stove from the Hemudu culture (河姆渡出土陶灶)[21]
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Neolithic
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Yuyao, Zhejiang
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1977
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Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou
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Royal Jade cong from the Liangzhu culture (良渚出土玉琮王)[22]
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Neolithic
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Yuhang, Zhejiang
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1986
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Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology
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Warring States crystal glass (水晶杯)[23]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
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Hangzhou, Zhejiang
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1990
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Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology
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Bronze stand for ceremonial vessels from the tomb of the son of King Zhuang of Chu (淅川出土銅禁)[24]
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Spring and Autumn period (771–403 BCE)
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Xichuan, Henan
|
1978
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Henan Museum, Zhengzhou
|
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Pair of square bronze jars from the tomb of the Duke of Zheng(新鄭出士蓮鶴銅方壺)[25]
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Spring and Autumn period (771–403 BCE)
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Xinzheng, Henan
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1923
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Palace Museum, Beijing Henan Museum, Zhengzhou
|
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Rectangular bronze mirror from the tomb of the Prince of Qi (齐王墓青铜方镜)[26]
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Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
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Zibo, Shandong
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1980
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Zibo Museum
|
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Bronze ding vessel from the tomb of the King of Chu (铸客大铜鼎)[27]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
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Shou County, Anhui
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1933
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Anhui Provincial Museum, Hefei
|
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Lacquered wooden platform shoes from the tomb of Zhu Ran (朱然墓出土漆木屐)
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Three Kingdoms (Eastern Wu)
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Ma'anshan, Anhui
|
1984
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Zhu Ran Family Cemetery Museum
|
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Lacquered picture plate from the tomb of Zhu Ran (朱然墓出土贵族生活图漆盘)[28]
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Three Kingdoms (Eastern Wu)
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Ma'anshan, Anhui
|
1984
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Zhu Ran Family Cemetery Museum
|
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Painted lacquer wooden screen depicting scenes of filial sons and virtuous women in Chinese history, from the tomb of Sima Jinlong (司马金龙墓出土漆屏)[29]
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Northern Wei (386–534)
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Datong, Shanxi
|
1965
|
Datong Museum
|
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Mural depicting horse riders from the tomb of Lou Rui (娄睿墓鞍马出行图壁画)[30]
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Northern Qi (550–577)
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Taiyuan, Shanxi
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1979
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Shanxi Institute of Archaeology
|
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Memorial stone engraved with illustrations of Buddhist Stories (涅槃变相碑)
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
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Linyi, Shanxi
|
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Shanxi Museum, Taiyuan
|
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Stone sculpture of a Daoist deity (常阳太尊石像)
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Yuncheng, Shanxi
|
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Shanxi Museum, Taiyuan
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Jade ceremonial dagger-axe (大玉戈)[31]
|
Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
|
Wuhan, Hubei
|
1974
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Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan[31]
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|
Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng[32]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Sui County, Hubei
|
1978
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Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan
|
|
Carved and lacquered wooden outer coffin from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (曾侯乙墓外棺)[33]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
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Sui County, Hubei
|
1978
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Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan
|
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Pair of intricately decorated bronze food and wine vessels cast using the lost-wax process from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng (曾侯乙青铜尊盘)[34]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
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Sui County, Hubei
|
1978
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Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan
|
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Wooden screen with carved images of phoenixes and deer, decorated with polychromatic lacquer (彩漆木雕小座屏)[35]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Jiangling, Hubei
|
1965
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Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan
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Clay sculpture of the head of a goddess, inlaid with jade eyes, from the Hongshan culture temple at Niuheliang (红山文化女神像)[36]
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Neolithic
|
Lingyuan, Liaoning
|
1983
|
Liaoning Institute of Archaeology
|
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Duck-shaped glass object (鸭形玻璃注)[37]
|
Northern Yan (407–436)
|
Beipiao, Liaoning
|
1965
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Liaoning Province Museum, Shenyang
|
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4 metre tall bronze tree with a dragon curling up the trunk, and leaves, fruit and birds on the branches (青铜神树)[38]
|
Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
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Guanghan, Sichuan
|
1986
|
Sanxingdui Museum
|
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Ceremonial jade object with engraved drawings of stylized human figures (三星堆出土玉边璋)[39]
|
Shang dynasty (1600–1046 BCE)
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Guanghan, Sichuan
|
1986
|
Sanxingdui Museum
|
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2 metre tall bronze tree with coins on its branches and a phoenix perched at the top (摇钱树)[40]
|
Eastern Han (25–220)
|
Mianyang, Sichuan
|
1990
|
Mianyang Museum
|
|
Gansu Flying Horse (铜奔马)[41]
|
Eastern Han (25–220)
|
Wuwei, Gansu
|
1969
|
Gansu Provincial Museum, Lanzhou
|
|
The Qin bronze chariots, from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (铜车马)[42]
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Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE)
|
Lintong, Shaanxi
|
1980
|
Museum of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang, Lintong
|
|
Shi Qiang pan[43]
|
Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
|
Fufeng, Shaanxi
|
1967
|
Baoji Bronzeware Museum
|
|
Large bronze ding vessel with three handles and ox-head decoration (淳化大鼎)[44]
|
Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
|
Chunhua, Shaanxi
|
1979
|
Chunhua Museum
|
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Bronze He zun, with an inscription recording the construction of the capital at Luoyang by King Cheng of Zhou[45]
|
Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE)
|
Baoji, Shaanxi
|
1963
|
Baoji Bronzeware Museum
|
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Stone sculptures from the tomb of Huo Qubing at the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han at Maoling (茂陵石雕)[46]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Xianyang, Shaanxi
|
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Maoling Museum, Xianyang
|
|
Xi'an Stele — a stele recording the introduction of Christianity into China in 635 (大秦景教流行中国碑)[47]
|
Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Shaanxi
|
1623
|
Xi'an Beilin Museum, Xi'an
|
|
Gilt silver jug imitating the shape of a leather water bottle, with a design of prancing horses Hejia Village hoard (舞马衔杯仿皮囊式银壶)[48]
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Xi'an, Shaanxi
|
1970
|
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an
|
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Zoomorphic drinking horn made from agate Hejia Village hoard (兽首玛瑙杯)[49]
|
Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Xi'an, Shaanxi
|
1970
|
Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an
|
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Bronze bell cast in 711, weighing 6,500 kg, originally from the bell tower at the Tang capital Chang'an (景云铜钟)[50]
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
|
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Xi'an Beilin Museum, Xi'an
|
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Gilt and silvered monk's staff donated to Famen Temple by Emperor Yizong of Tang in 873 (银花双轮十二环锡杖)[51]
|
Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Fufeng, Shaanxi
|
1987
|
Famen Temple Museum, Fufeng
|
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Set of eight nested relic boxes containing a relic supposed to be a finger bone from Śākyamuni Buddha, from Famen Temple (八重宝函)[52]
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Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Fufeng, Shaanxi
|
1987
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Famen Temple Museum, Fufeng
|
|
Bronze model pagoda from Famen Temple (铜浮屠)[53]
|
Tang dynasty (618–907)
|
Fufeng, Shaanxi
|
1987
|
Famen Temple Museum, Fufeng
|
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"Five stars rising in the East" armband ("五星出东方"护膊)[54]
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Eastern Han (25–220) to Jin (266–420)
|
Minfeng, Xinjiang
|
1995
|
Xinjiang Institute of Archaeology
|
|
Bronze table frame inlaid with gold and silver, decorated with figures of four dragons and four phoenixes (错金银四龙四凤铜方案座)[55]
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Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Pingshan, Hebei
|
1974
|
Hebei Museum[55]
|
|
Bronze ding vessel with iron feet from the tomb of the King of Zhongshan (中山王铁足铜鼎)[56]
|
Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Pingshan, Hebei
|
1977
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Hebei Museum[56]
|
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Jade burial suit from the tomb of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan (刘胜金缕玉衣)[57]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Mancheng, Hebei
|
1968
|
Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiazhuang
|
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Gilt bronze lamp in the shape of a serving girl, from the tomb of Lady Dou Wan (长信宫灯)[58]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Mancheng, Hebei
|
1968
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Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiazhuang
|
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Five bronze pieces from an otherwise decayed folding screen, from the tomb of the King of Nanyue (铜屏风构件5件)[59]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Guangzhou, Guangdong
|
1983
|
Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou
|
|
Horn-shaped jade cup from the tomb of the King of Nanyue (角形玉杯)[60]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Guangzhou, Guangdong
|
1983
|
Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, Guangzhou
|
|
Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon (人物御龙帛画)[61]
|
Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Changsha, Hunan
|
1949
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Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
|
|
Silk painting depicting a man with a dragon and a phoenix (人物龙凤帛画)[62]
|
Warring States period (475–221 BCE)
|
Changsha, Hunan
|
1949
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Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
|
|
Plain gauze robe from the tomb of the Marquis of Dai at Mawangdui (直裾素纱禅衣)[63]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Changsha, Hunan
|
1972
|
Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
|
|
Wooden outer coffin from the tomb of the Marquis of Dai at Mawangdui (马王堆一号墓木棺椁)
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Changsha, Hunan
|
1972
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Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
|
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T-shaped silk funeral banner from the tomb of the Marquis of Dai at Mawangdui (马王堆一号墓T型帛画)[64]
|
Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE)
|
Changsha, Hunan
|
1972
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Hunan Provincial Museum, Changsha
|
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Brocade banner depicting the Sun God and hunting scenes (红地云珠日天锦)[65]
|
Northern dynasties (386–581)
|
Dulan, Qinghai
|
1983
|
Qinghai Institute of Archaeology
|
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Nine volumes of Buddhist texts written in the Tangut language that were printed using wooden movable type, from Baisigou Square Pagoda (西夏文佛经《吉祥遍至口和本续》纸本)[66]
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Western Xia (1038–1227)
|
Helan, Ningxia
|
1991
|
Ningxia Institute of Archaeology
|
|
Red-glazed pottery model of a granary (青花釉里红瓷仓)[67]
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Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
|
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi
|
1974
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Jiangxi Provincial Museum, Nanchang
|
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Picture of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove composed from more than 300 moulded bricks (竹林七贤砖印模画)[68]
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Southern dynasties (420–589)
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Nanjing, Jiangsu
|
1960
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Nanjing Museum
|
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