Mirror with Dragon and Tiger, Eastern Han dynasty, 25–220 CE

Jar with Sprays of Peony, Lily, and Plum and Lid with Small Fish, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), early 13th century

Handle-Shaped Jade, Shang period, 2nd millennium B.C.

Conical Bowl with Decoration of Three Leaves, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 12th/13th century

Man's Bufu (Court Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Manchu

Teabowl with Everted Mouth Rim, Song dynasty (960–1279), 12th century

Dish-Shaped Candlestand with Long, Ribbed Neck, Sui (581–618) or Tang dynasty (618–907), early 7th century

Beaker-Shaped Vase with Landscape, Figures, and Garden Terrace, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Bottle with Cupped Mouth and Mock Ring Handles, Eastern Han dynasty (A.D. 25–220)

Midsummer (Zhongxia), 1998

Zhou Yiqing

Bowl with Central Floret, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), 13th century

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

Conical Bowl with Interior of Fish Swimming amid Waves Encircling a Sea Crab and Exterior of Stylized Petals, Jin dynasty (1115–1234), 12th century

Quatrefoil Footed Dish, Tang dynasty (618–907), first half of 8th century

Jar in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Container (lei), Warring States Period (475–221 B.C.)

Disc (bi), Eastern Zhou period or Western Han dynasty, 3rd/2nd century B.C.

Broad Pear-shaped Jar with Everted Mouth Rim, Tang dynasty (618–906)

Lobed Cosmetic Box with Flowering Stems, Southern Song (1127–1279) or Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), 13th/14th century

Chinese Merchant with bodyguard, San Francisco's Chinatown, 1900, printed c. 1920

Arnold Genthe

Loop Suspension Bell (Niuzhong), Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.), late 6th/early 5th century B.C.