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

Slit Tube (jue), Neolithic period, 5th/4th millennium B.C.

Standing Figure, Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 220)

Ovoid Bottle, Sui (581–618) or Tang dynasty (618–907), early 7th century

Dish with Crane amid Floral Scrolls, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th century

Hoe Blade, Neolithic period, 3rd/2nd millennium B.C. or early Shang dynasty (c. 1600/1045 B.C.)

Mountain Stream (Shanxi), 1998

Zhao Yannian

Bowl with Peony Flowers, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Yongzheng reign mark and period (1723–1735)

Elongated Bottle-Vase (Meiping) with a Scholar-Gentleman and Attendant, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 15th century

Orchids, Qing dynasty (1644–1911),

Cheng Yusheng

Musical Chime, Qing dynasty, inscribed and dated 26th year of Qianlong period (1761)

Kuei Mao

Groom, Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.), first half of 8th century

Disc (bi), Qing dynasty, c. 18th century

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

Scabbard Chape, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)

Bell-Shaped Cup with Scholar and Attendants in a Garden, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Beaker Vase with Peonies, Pomegranates, and Court Figures in a Garden, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

The World Inside the Mountain Dashan limian de shije), 1998

Dong Jiansheng

Beaker, Erligang period (about 1600–about1300 BC)

Untitled No. 19, Undated (20th century)

Tang Haiwen