bull with painted decoration from banpo

Neolithic period, made with coil, slab, burnish, earthernware, oxidizing atmosphere

pig dragon

Neolithic period, located on chest which was word, made of jade, stone very hard, had to work the stone, mainly with a pig snout and long body, migh also have similaritys of a dragon

Eggshell ware cup-longshan culture

made of black egshell, prehistory period, put into high heat kiln to make stronger this is why it is so dark. (marked as high-end status)

'Jade axe-lianzhn culture

comprised of jade, neolithic period (so thin, it would shatter; used as a status symbol)

'Shang ivory goblet'

shang and Western Zhou, carved ivory inlaid with turquise. (fancy imported good)

'Bronze standing figure-sanzingduil'

shang and Western Zhou, made of bronze, found in a sacrificial chamber, elephant faces hold up the statue on bottom, large ears, big hands to hold tusks, holes in the ears for earings, face has pointy elements(stern). has a headress or ornament on top of his head. lots of detail on the robe.

'lady fu hao's triple steamer'

Shang and Western Zhou, made of bronze, sort of a deluxe cooking set for lady fu in the afterlife, put water in the box, put the rice in the pots, holes in the pots steam the rice.

'bronze wine vessel with tiger and man'

Shang and Western Zhou, made of bronze 

'Marquis yi objects: gold bowl an spoon

Eastern Zhou, made of gold, used as status symbol(was meant for feeding in the afterlife)

Lacquer deer from marquis yi of zheng's tomb

Eastern Zhou, made with lacquer, (farely proportionate, large antlers, may have been used to hold something, the head pivots and moves)

Miniature lacquer wood screen from state of chu

Eastern Zhou, made from lacquered wood (sap from 'lac' tree, very toxic), was metaphoracal for the power of violence

silk painting of dragon rider from state of chu

eastern zhou, made of silk which was painted on. 

bronze chariot 1 from qin shihuang's tomb

Qin shihuang/ han dynasty, made of bronze, found in one of shihuang's tombs

boshan lu incense burner-prince liusheng

Qin Shihuang/ Han Dynasty, made of casted bronze, top is meant for mountains, burners are considered the realm of immortals

General from quin Shihuan'gs terracotta army, made of

Qin Shihuang/han dynasty, mad of yellow clay, put together by multiple castings, connected the hands with sockets in the arms, warriors were painted with colors including red, blue, black.

tomb relief of entertainers

Qin Shuhuang/han dynasty

seven stages of the bamboo grove

period of diunity, 

lady feng and the bear from

period of disunity, chinese narrative painting on silk

maitreya buddha, cave 275

period of disunity, known as the buddha of the future

filial yuangu from sarcophagus from luoyang

Period of Disunity, engraved stone of sarcophogus from luoyang

court ladies

Tang Dynasty, made of ceramic pottery,  wearing flowered headdresses, held up hair almost as a pellow

night-shining white

Tang Dynasty, silk painting

Assembled Eunuchs from tomb of prince

Tang Dynasty, painted on tomb of zhanghuai

Saddle flask with dancing horse

Tang Dynasty, created from silver, Shape is formed from a portable whine skin, used hammering technology