Axe 玉钺, Neolithic period, c. 2500 B.C. 新石器时代良渚文化，约公元前2500年

Ring with Animal Mask, Neolithic period, 2nd millennium B.C.

Covered Bowl with Peony Scroll, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 11th century

Squirrel and Grapes, 1694 清朝

Shen Yongling

Vase (Hu) with Horizontal Bands, Loop Handles, and Lionlike Medallions, Sui dynasty (581–618)

Axe, Neolithic period, probably Liangzhu culture, c. 3000–2000 B.C.

Goblet, Erligang period or Early Shang dynasty, 16th/mid–15th centry BC

Baluster-Shaped Vase with Peony Flowers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th/19th century

Covered Box with Butterflies, Gourds, and Scrolling Vines, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng (1723–35) or early Qianlong period (1736–95), 18th century

Tubular Fitting, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 B.C.), 4th/3rd century B.C.

The Chinese Immortal Seiobo (C: Xi Wang Mu, Queen of the West), c. 1770s

Katsukawa Shunsho

Squarish Disk with Rounded Corners, Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 3000 B.C.

Tripod Incense Burner (Censer) with Monster-Head Feet and Loop Handles, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Dragon-Handled Amphora, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), first half of 8th century

Disc with Coiled Dragon, Western Zhou period, 11th/10th century B.C.

Ring, Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 770–256 B.C. c. 6th/5th century B.C.

Bowl with Flared Rim and “Partridge-feather” Mottles, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234), late 11th/12th century

Untitled, 1965/72

T'ang Haywen

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: frontispiece title by Lu Hui, Dated 1912

Lu Hui

Buzi (Court Rank Badge), 1825/50, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Manchu