The Chinese, They Say, Invented Gunpowder and Made Us a Gift of it, plate 38 from Miserere, 1926
Georges Rouault
Axe, Neolithic period, probably Liangzhu culture, c. 3000–2000 B.C.
Dish with Petal-Lobed Rim, Lotus, and Waterweeds, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), 11th/12th century
Covered Box with Lotus-Shaped Compartments, Song dynasty (960–1279)
Openwork Ornament, late Neolithic period, 3rd millennium B.C. or early Shang period, c. 1600/1045 B.C.
Blue-Ground Yellow-Enameled 'Dragon' Dish, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)
Toad Pendant, Shang or Western Zhou period, 13th/10th century B.C.
Triangular Five-Tiered Box with Bamboo, Plum Blossom, and Pine Trees, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century
Disc (bi), Eastern Zhou period or Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C.
Ring, Eastern Zhou period, 5th century B.C.
Fishing Boats (Yuzhou), 1998
Zhu Weiming
Birth (Chushi), 1998
Li Xiu
Wine Vessel (Zun), Qing dynasty (1644–1911) or modern, 18th century or later
The Knickknack Peddler, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century
Slit Ring (jue), Neolithic period, 4th/3rd millennium B.C.
The Wangchuan Villa, Ming or Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century
Turtle Pendant, Western Zhou period, 11th/10th century B.C.
Groom, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century
Man's Bufu (Court Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900
Manchu
