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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Orchids, Qing dynasty (1644–1911),

Cheng Yusheng

Globular Jar with Overlapping Leaves, Five Dynasties period (907–960)

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

Mountain Stream (Shanxi), 1998

Zhao Yannian

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

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

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), 19th century

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

Dong Jiansheng

Memorial Plate, 1793–1800

Chinese export porcelain

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