-
3000 BCE
comb patterned vessel
neolithic period, earthenware with incised decoration -
2600 BCE
Stamp seal and impression with a "unicorn" and a ritual offering stand
Indus Valley, made of burned steatite -
2500 BCE
Figurine of a Dancing Girl
From Mohenjo-Daro, Made of bronze -
1300 BCE
Wine vessel (zun)
Shang dynasty, Jiangxi or Hunan province, Bronze -
1300 BCE
Mask with hooked-cloud ornament
Shang era, Sichuan province, Bronze -
1200 BCE
Owl-shaped wine vessel
Shang dynasty, Henan province, Bronze -
1100 BCE
Standing Figure
Shang era, Sichuan province, Bronze -
800 BCE
Master Lai's Bell
Western Zhou dynasty, Shaanxi province, Bronze. -
600 BCE
The thirteen emperors
Tang dynasty, attributed to Yan Liben, handscroll, ink and color on silk -
530 BCE
Vishnu reclining on the serpent Ananta
Uttar Pradesh, Sandstone -
450 BCE
Wine vessel (zun) and water basin (pan)
Warring states period, Hubei province, Bronze -
210 BCE
Cavalryman and Saddled horse
Qin dynasty, Shaanxi province, Earthenware -
180 BCE
Funerary Banner of Lady Dai
Western Han dynasty, Hunan province, ink and color on silk -
180 BCE
Coffin with cloud patterns
Western Han dynasty, Hunan province, Wood and Lacquer -
151 BCE
Scene of celebration in a pavilion
Eastern Han dynasty, Shandong province, Ink rubbing of a stone relief -
50 BCE
Bracket of a woman and mango tree
Made of terracotta -
300
Bodhisattva Maitreya
From Gandhara, made of stone -
465
Colossal Shakyamuni and smaller Buddha
Northern Wei dynasty, Shanxi province, Sandstone -
500
Dancing Scene
Three kingdoms period, Muyongchong tomb, wall painting -
500
Hunting scene
Three Kingdoms period, wall painting -
523
Shakyamuni and attendants
northern wei dynasty, henan province, limestone -
581
Mahasattva Jataka (previous life of the buddha as prince Mahasattva)
Northern Zhou dynasty, Gansu province, Cave mural -
600
Incense Burner
Three Kingdoms period, gilt bronze -
600
Crown
Three Kingdoms period, Gold and Jade -
600
Vessel stand with snake decoration
Three Kingdoms period, gray stoneware with traces of natural ash glaze -
623
Shaka Triad
Asuka period, Gilt bronze -
652
Great goose pagoda
Tang dynasty, Shaanxi province. -
676
Colossal Vairochana and attendants
Tang dynasty, Henan province, Limestone -
700
five-story pagoda
Nara prefecture, asuka period -
706
Court Ladies
Tang dynasty, Shaanxi province, Pigment on plaster -
751
Seated Buddha at Seokguram cave temple
Unified Silla period, Granite -
800
Night-shining white
Tang dynasty, attributed to Han Gan, Handscroll, Ink on paper -
800
Palace ladies tuning the lute
Copy after Zhou Fang, handscroll, ink and color on silk -
960
A solitary temple amid clearing peaks
Five dynasties/Northern Song dynasty, attributed to Li Cheng, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk -
1072
Early Spring
Northern Song dynasty, Guo Xi, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk -
1100
Shiva as the lord of dance (Nataraja)
India, Copper Alloy -
1200
Wine Pot with bowl
Goryeo dynasty, celadon-glazed stoneware with incised, inlaid, and underglaze copper decoration -
1300
Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight
Southern Song dynasty, Ma Yuan, fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on silk -
1300
Maebyeong Bottle
Goryeo dynasty, celadon-glazed stoneware with incised and inlaid decoration -
1400
Seated Willow-branch gwanse'eum bosal
Goryeo dynasty, Hanging scroll, ink, colors, and gold pigment on silk -
Spring in the Garden of the center, south, and north
Vietnam, Ngyuyen Gia Tri, lacquer painting
