China

Cong

Chinese · 3rd millennium BCE (Neolithic)

Walters Art Museum · jade

Funerary Model of a Pig Sty

China · 2nd century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware

Vertical flute

China · c. 1800

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bamboo

Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion

China · 1790

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Light green jade

Ceremonial Gate

China · 1728

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Handcarved tile

Celestial Horse

China · 25–220

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze with traces of polychrome

Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand

China · early 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood

Folding round-back armchair

China · late 16th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood with iron hardware

Money Tree

China · 1st-2nd century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze and green glazed earthenware

Mythological beast

China · 5th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze and turquoise

Prancing Horse

China · 1st-3rd century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of pigment

Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene

China · 13th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silver

The Wu Family Reception Hall

China · early 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, ceramic, tile, plaster, lacquer, stone

Tomb Guardian Figures

China · early 6th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gray earthenware with traces of pigment

You wine vessel in double-owl shape

China · 12th–11th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl

China · 13th-12th century BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Bronze

Dish

China · 420–589

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware with carved decor under green glaze

Yazhang ceremonial scepter

China · 1600–1100 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Dark olive-green jade with light brown clouds

Wanted

Ai Weiwei · 2014

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Color lithograph

Marble Chair

Ai Weiwei · 2008

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Marble

Painting

Unknown artist · Qing Dynasty

Penn Museum · Painted

commercial packaging box

Fukasawa, Naoto · 2003

Canadian Museum of History · cardboard, paper, ink, styrofoam

Buddha dated 338

Unknown artist · Later Zhao kingdom (319–351)

Asian Art Museum · Bronze with gilding

Scales

Unknown artist · 1800 - 1950 CE

Penn Museum · Brass

Snuff Bottle

Unknown artist · ca.1890

Penn Museum · Glass | Paint

Snuff Bottle Spoon Lid

Unknown artist · ca. 1890

Penn Museum · Glass | Paint

A man pours tea for a resting Chinese warrior as a kettle steams on the stove beside them. Coloured etching with ornamentation after F. Boucher, early 18th century.

François Boucher

Wellcome Collection · 1 print : etching, with watercolour and colour printed…

Record of the Pilgrimage (Chao jin tu ji)

Author: Ma Fuchu, Hui · 1861

Aga Khan Museum · Woodblock print on paper

Dish

China · c. 1643

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Porcelain

Horse and Rider

China · c. 180 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with traces of pigment

Incense Burner

Unknown artist · Western Han-Easttern Han dynasty, 2nd century BC-1st…

Tokyo National Museum · Bronze

Textile with Dragons

Unknown artist · Yuan dynasty, 13th–14th century

Tokyo National Museum · Silk tapestry ([kesi])

Textile with Grapes

Unknown artist · Ming–Qing dynasty, 17th century

Tokyo National Museum · Silk simple gauze with gold thread

adapter

Unknown artist · 2008

Canadian Museum of History · plastic, metal

Amulet

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Bronze

Charm

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Bronze

Landscape with Rainstorm, Painting

Unknown artist · 16th Century

Penn Museum · Silk | Ink; Painted

Mirror

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Bronze

Relief

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Soapstone; Carved

River Landscape, Painting

Unknown artist · 16th Century - 17th Century

Penn Museum · Painted

Snuff Bottle

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Glass | Pigment; Painted

Travellers in the Hills, Painting

Unknown artist · Qing Dynasty

Penn Museum · Painted

Figurine

Unknown artist · -1982

Penn Museum · Bronze

Ancestor Portrait, Painting

Unknown artist · 16th Century

Penn Museum · Painted

Bowl

Unknown artist

Penn Museum · Ceramic

Jar, Lei

Unknown artist · Han Dynasty

Penn Museum · Bronze; Gilt

Portrait, Painting

Unknown artist · Qing Dynasty

Penn Museum · Paper | Pigment

China: a litter or palanquin carrying a woman is being transported by two mules across a stream in a rocky pass. Wood engraving by E. Froment after W. Small.

William Small · [1873]

Wellcome Collection · 1 print : wood engraving

Figure of a woman

China · 618–906

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Painted earthenware with white slip

Seated figure of a woman

China · 618–906

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Sancai ware Stoneware with impressed decor under…

Woman Riding a Horse

China · 618–906

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Terra-cotta, pigment

Funerary Mask of a Young Woman

China · 10th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gilt bronze

Screen

China · c. 1870

Minneapolis Institute of Art · jade, semi-precious stones

Table screen

China · c. 1800

Minneapolis Institute of Art · zita, dali marble

Landscape Painting Album

Yang Huiqi · 1724

Minneapolis Institute of Art · ink and color on paper, album

Ceramic snuff bottle with painted decorations in relief

China · 1722–35

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ceramic, jade

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Finger Painting, from an album of ten

Gao Qipei · 1684

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Fan painting of a Daoist magician

Wan Shouqi · c. 1650

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials

China · c. 951–953

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Fresco

Flying Celestial (Apsara), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials

China · c. 951–953

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Fresco

Pendant in the form of a man flanked by a pair of dragons

China · 480–221 BCE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Pale green translucent jade

Alms Bowl

China · late 6th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Stoneware with celadon glaze over white slip

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva in the Water-Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin)

China · 12th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Wood, gesso and pigments

Corner-leg Painting Table

China · late 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood

Costume Armor (?)

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, straw

Flower Painting

Mianyi · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Flower Painting

Mianyi · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Flower Painting

Mianyi · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Flower Painting

Mianyi · late 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and color on paper

Folding screen

China · late 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huanghuali hardwood, ink and color on silk

Funerary model of a pavilion

China · 1st century BCE-1st century CE

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Low-fired earthenware with green glaze

Kiln-firing the Porcelain

China · 19th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink and body colors on paper

Kneeling Female Long Sleeve Dancer

China · 2nd century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Gray earthenware

Landscape painting

China · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Ink on paper

Lokapala Guardian King, one of a pair

China · late 7th–early 8th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Earthenware with molded and carved décor under…

Pillow

China · 12th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cizhou ware Stoneware with carved décor under…

Porcelain Brushwasher

China · 11th-12th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huazhou type ware Porcelain with molded décor…

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Cotton, needlework

Quilt

Miao artist

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Silk, cotton, needlework

Screen

China · 14th-17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Glazed earthenware

Table Screen

China · 17th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Huang-hua-li hardwood and green marble

Table Screen with Eight Horses

China · 18th century

Minneapolis Institute of Art · Pale green nephrite