Daoist God Zhenwu (Perfected Warrior), Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengtong period (1435–1449), dated 1439

Chen Yanqing

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374), Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1642

Lan Ying

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

Tankard, 1750/75

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

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

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

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

In the Bamboo Grove (Zhulin shenchu), 1998

Hu Ming

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

Ren Yi

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

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

Panel (Dress Fabric), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

Panel (sleeveband), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

Trouser Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

Trouser Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

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

Breakfast Cup, c. 1785

Chinese export porcelain