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List of colorplates
Objects are listed in catalogue order.
JADE BRONZE
i. Ornament in the shape of 7. Blade (zhang) 13. Ornamental plaque with 19. Vessel (Han or zun) with 21. Vessel (jue)
hooked clouds Xia or Shang period interlacery and animal mask design of deities, animals,
with central bird motif (ca. 2200-ca. 1100 bce) designs and masks Xia period (ca. 2100-
Neolithic period, Hongshan Nephrite jade; 1. 37 x w. 11.2 x Eastern Zhou, Spring and Western Jin dynasty ca. 1600 bce)
CULTURE Autumn period (770-476 bce) (265-316) Bronze; I1.11.7x w. 14. 1 on
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce) d. 0.6 cm Shanghai Museum
Nephrite jade; 1. 22.4 X Palace Museum, Beijing Nephrite jade; h. 7.1 cm Nephrite jade; h. 10.5 cm
w. 11. 5 x d. 0.5 cm 22. Square cauldron
Unearthed in 1979 at 8. Blade (zhang) Unearthed in 1987 at Xiasi, Unearthed in 1991 from the (fang ding) with thread-relief
Shang period (ca. 1600— Xichuan county, tomb of Liu Hong, frieze of animal masks, and
Sanguandianzi, Lingyuan city, ca. 1100 bce) Henan Province Huangshantou, Anxiang nipple pattern
Liaoning Province Nephrite jade; 1. 68 x Henan Provincial Institute of county, Hunan Province Shang period (ca. 1600-
Liaoning Provincial Museum, Archaeology and Cultural Administrative Office for ca. 1100 bce)
Shenyang w. 10.8 cm Relics, Zhengzhou Cultural Relics, Anxiang
County, Hunan Province Bronze; h. 82 x w. 50 cm
2. Ornament in the shape of Unearthed in 1986 from 14. A pair of dragon-shaped
Sanxingdui pit No. 2, 20. Sixteen-piece belt Unearthed in 1990 at Qian
a pig-dragon (zhulong) Guanghan, Sichuan Province pendants Tang dynasty (618-907) village, Pinglu county,
Sichuan Provincial Institute of Eastern Zhou, Warring Nephrite jade; 1. of pieces Shanxi Province
Neolithic period, Hongshan Archaeology and Cultural States period (475-221 bce) Shanxi Provincial Institute of
culture Relics, Chengdu 3.5-5 cm Archaeology, Taiyuan
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce) Nephrite jade; 1. 11.4 cm
Nephrite jade; h. 15.7 x 9. Chime with design of Unearthed in 1970 at Hejia 23. Square vessel (fang zun)
w. 10.4 x d. 4.3 cm Unearthed at Pingliangtai, village, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province with four rams
Found in Jianping county, crouching tiger Huaiyang county, Shaanxi History Museum, Shang period (ca. 1600-
Shang period (ca. 1600- Henan Province Xi'an ca. 1100 bce)
Liaoning Province ca. 1100 bce) Henan Provincial Institute of Bronze; h. 58.3 cm, w. of
Archaeology and Cultural
Liaoning Provincial Museum, Stone; 1. 84 x w. 42 x d. 2.5 cm Relics, Zhengzhou mouth 52.4 cm
Shenyang Unearthed in 1950 at Wuguan
village, Anyang, Henan 15. Ring (huan) with abstract Found in 1938 atYueshanpu,
3. Prismatic tube (cong) Ningxiang, Hunan Province
Neolithic period, Liangzhu Province designs National Museum of Chinese
culture
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce) National Museum of Chinese Eastern Zhou, Warring History, Beijing
Nephrite jade; h. 8.8 x States period (475-221 bce)
History, Beijing Nephrite jade; diam. 10.6 cm 24. Vessel (zun) in the
max. width 17.6 cm Unearthed in 1991 at shape of a bird, inscribed
10. Four figures; (1) bird Xujialing, Xichuan county,
Unearthed in 1986 from with ram's horns Henan Province "Fu Hao"
Fanshan tomb No. i2,Yuhang, Henan Provincial Institute of (one of an identical pair)
Zhejiang Province (2) kneeling human (3) bird Archaeology and Cultural Shang period (ca. 1600-
Zhejiang Provincial Institute of (4) bird-headed human Relics, Zhengzhou
Cultural Relics and Shang period ca. 1 100 bce)
Archaeology, Hangzhou 16. Disk (bi) with grain
(ca. 1600-ca. 1100 bce) pattern Bronze; h. 45.9 cm
4. Prismatic tube (cong)
Neolithic period, Liangzhu Nephrite jade; (1) h. 4.9 cm Western Han dynasty Unearthed in 1976 from Fu
culture (2) h. 5.6 cm (3) h. 10 cm Hao tomb No. 5, Anyang,
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce) (4) h. 9.8 cm (206 bce-8 ce) Henan Province
Nephrite jade; diam. 18.9 cm,
Nephrite jade; h. 5 x max. Unearthed in 1976 from Fu National Museum of Chinese
width 7.4 cm Hao tomb No. 5, Anyang, depth 0.9 cm
Unearthed in 1982 from Henan Province History, Beijing
Fuquanshan tomb No. 9, Henan Provincial Museum, Unearthed in Zhouzhi county,
Qingpu county, Shanghai Zhengzhou Shaanxi Province 25. Vessel (zun) in the shape
Shanghai Museum Shaanxi History Museum. of an elephant
1 1 Dagger-ax (ge) with Xi'an (one of an identical pair)
5. Prismatic tube (cong) grooved blade Shang period (ca. 1600-
Neolithic period, Liangzhu 17. Winged horse ca. 1100 bce)
culture Western Zhou period Han dynasty
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce) Bronze; h. 26.5 x 1. 22. S cm
Nephrite jade; h. 29.7 x (ca. 1100-771 bce) (206 BCE-220 ce) Found in 19-5 at Shixingshan,
Nephrite jade; 1. 25.4 x Nephrite jade; h. 4.2 x 1. 7.8 x
max. width 6.1 cm Liling, 1 lunan Province
w. 6. 1 cm w. 2.6 cm
Unearthed in 1982 in Wujin Palace Museum, Beijing Hunan Provincial Museum.
county, Jiangsu Province Unearthed in 1983 at East Changsha
Sidnoxiang, Xi'an, in Chimera (bixie)
Nanjing Museum Shaanxi Province Han dynasty : Vessel ( poll), inscribed
Shaanxi History Museum, (206 BCE-220 ce) Shang pi riod ca moo-
(>. Knife (dao) with Xi'an Nephrite jade; 1. 13.5 x
semihuman mask motifs w. 8.5 cm ca. 1 100 i 1
Neolithic period, Longshan 12. Fourteen-piece burial I'.il.h e Museum. Beijing
culture mask Bronze; h. 37.7 cm
(ca. 3000-ca. 1700 bce) Found in 1970 ai Huangcai
Nephrite jade; 1. 23.7 x Western Zhou period
village. Ningxiang county,
w. 7.7 cm (ca. 1100-771 bce) Hunan Province
Shanghai Museum Nephrite jade; max. width Hunan Provincial Museum,
Changsha
10.7 cm
Unearthed in 1990 troni Guo
State tomb No. 2001,
Sanmenxia, Henan Province
Henan Provincial Institute of
Archaeology and Cultural
Relics, Zhengzhou
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