Dish with Dragons, Peonies, and Stylized Clouds, Song dynasty (960–1279)

Black Birds, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1893

Xugu

Bead, Western Zhou period, 10th/9th century B.C.

Shallow Dish with Peony Scrolls, Chrysanthemum Sprays, and Key-Fret Border; Lotus Panels Panels Under Rim, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Hongwu period (1368–1388)

Ovoid Ewer, Five Dynasties period (907–960) or Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), late 10th / early 11th century

Water Basin (Jian), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), first half of 5th century B.C.

Notched Axe, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), 2nd millennium B.C.

Beaker, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1050 B.C.)

Bowl with Dragons amid Clouds, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Daoguang reign mark and period (1820–1850)

Arched pendant, late Neolithic period, Longshan culture, or early Shang period, c. 1600/1045 B.C.

Quiet Dawn (黎明静悄悄), 1998

Gan Zhenglun

Bead with Spirals, Western Zhou period, 10th/8th century B.C.

Paiar of Jars, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BC ), late 9th/8th BC

Bottle-Shaped Vase for Incense Sticks or Flowers, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), c. late 17th/18th century

Planting Fragrant Fungus at the Tiaozhou'an, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1627 (?)

Chen Guan

Ornament with Recumbent Deer, 6th/4th century B.C.

Stemcup with Pearl-Edged Lobes and Central Floret, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Compressed Spherical Bowl ("Alms Bowl"), Song dynasty (960–1279)

Cicada pendant, Shang or Western Zhou period, 13th/10th century B.C.

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

Katsukawa Shunsho