Jar with Eight Immortals and Peonies, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century

Bottle-Shaped Vase with a Lizard, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. late 17th/18th century

Jar (hu or zhong), Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D.9)

Dragon, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) or later

Openwork Ornament, Neolithic period, 3rd millennium B.C.

Cong, Neolithic period ( ca. 8000–2000 BC), Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3000–2000 B.C.

Cylindrical Bowl with Dragons Chasing a Flaming Pearl, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde reign mark and period (1506–1521)

Openwork Jade Bi, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)

Axe, Neolithic period, probably Dawenkou culture, c. 3000–2500 B.C.

The Bamboo Slope 竹坡圖, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 1710

Wang Hui

Trumpet-Mouthed Flowerpot, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

Bead with Animal Mask, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), 13th–11th century B.C.

Bowl with Birds by a Lotus Pond and Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearls, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Dish with with Lotus, Saggataria, Mallow, and Peony, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)/Jin dynasty (1115–1234), early 12th century

Dish with Peony Scrolls and Chrysanthemum Spray, and Lotus Panels on Reverse, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hongwu period (1368–98)

Baluster Vase with Figures and Pavillions amid Moutaineous Landscape, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Plate with Scholar and Attendant in Garden, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)

Blade, late Neolithic period to early Shang period, c. 2000/1000 B.C.

Joss-Stick Holder in the Form of an Elephant Holding a Lobed Vase, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

A Bridge in a Snowy Landscape, from the series "A Collection of Japanese and Chinese Poems for Recitation (Wakan roeishu)", c. 1842/43

Utagawa Hiroshige