Female Attendant (Tomb Figurine), Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), c. 2nd century B.C.

Tankard, 1750/75

Stem Cup, Tang dynasty (618–907), 9th century

Cocoon-Shaped Flask (Jianxinghu), Qin or early Western Han dynasty, late 3rd or 2nd century BCE

Chinese Vase, 1936

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Goblet (jue), Ming dynasty, Tianshun period (1457–1464), 1464

Fragment (Dress Fabric), Tang dynasty (CE 618–906), late 8th/early 9th century

One of the Five Celestial Buddhas, Seated with Hands in Gestures of Meditation (Dhyanamudra) and Reassurance (Abhaymudra), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24)

Covered Food Container, Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), mid–10th century BC

The Five Virtues, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895

Ren Yi

Covered Food Container, Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), mid–9th century B.C.

In the Bamboo Grove (Zhulin shenchu), 1998

Hu Ming

Cup in the Shape of a Plum Flower with Branch-Shaped Handle, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Birds on a Tree with Fruit and Autumn Foliage, Qing dynasty (1644–1911); late 17th century 清朝

Jiang Hong

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Fang Congyi (active c. 1340-80), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1642

Lan Ying

Melon-Shaped Ewer with Triple-Strand Handle and Floral Tendrils, Liao dynasty (907–1124), 11th century

The Chinese Bluebird, 1980

Olivia Parker

Tree Peonies in Full Bloom, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1911

Longyu, Empress Dowager of China

Foliate Square Dish, Liao dynasty (907–1124), late 10th century

Pair of Plaques with Profile Animal Heads, Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046–771 BC ), 10th/8th century B.C.