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

Cover of Album of Paintings and Calligraphy by Famous Masters in Fan Form, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1882–1890

Pu Hua

Handle-Shaped Jade, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BC), 11th–10th century B.C.

Tripod Cauldron (Ding), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770–481 BCE), late 6th century BCE

Handle-Shaped Jade, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), 13th–11th century B.C.

Guanyin Holding a Baby, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Ewer with Abstract Swirls and Radiating Strokes, Tang dynasty (618–907), 9th century

Ewer with Stylized Chrysanthemum Petals, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 12th century

Mountain Villa after Rain, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1725

Yang Jin

Bird Pendant, Shang period, 13th–11th century B.C.

Axe, Neolithic period, probably Dawenkou culture, first half of 3rd millennium B.C.

Lobed Basin for Flowerpot with Four Cloud-Shaped Feet, Yuan (1271–1368)/Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 14th century

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

Katsukawa Shunsho

Pig, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)

Handle-Shaped Jade, Shang or Western Zhou dynasty, 2nd–early 1st millennium B.C.

Dish with Mandarin Ducks in a Lotus Pond, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th century

Brush Holder, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), early 19th century

Ming Guozhen

People Coming through the Wall (Chuan qiang er guo de ren), 1998

Zhang Minjie

Water Container (Pan), Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1050–771 B.C.), late 8th/early 7th century B.C.

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