Mediaeval Korea & Japan & Ancient China

Two-handled bronze gefuding gui
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						NoteA two-handled bronze gefuding gui, Late Shang, Shanghai Museum
					
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bronze battle axe
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Ding (cooking vessel)
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						NoteA ding, Late Shang Dynasty, Shanghai Museum
					
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Bronze wine Ding
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						NoteHoumuwu Ding, also known as Simuwu Ding (wine vessel) is the heaviest piece of bronze work found in China so far. It was made in the late Shang Dynasty at Anyang. National Museum of China.(wiki)
					
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Qizhong Hu bronze vessel
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						NoteQizhong Hu, King Gong Reign, Western Zhou, Shanghai Museum
					
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Bronze Yi (vessel)
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						NoteA Yi is an ancient ritual bronze vessel from China. It is believed that it was used to hold water for washing the hands before rituals like sacrifices.
This Yi has the shape of half a gourd with a handle in the shape of a dragon, and an oval base. It is supported by four legs decorated with taotie (animal mask designs). The bottom shows 22 chinese characters written in 4 lines, stating that \\'the Marquis of Qi cast this Yi for his wife Mengji Liangnii, the princess of the State of Guo\\'. (wiki). Shanghai Museum.
					
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Archers Head
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						NoteBy Charlie - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39195412
					
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Decorative banner
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						NoteThis silk banner was found draped over the coffin in the grave of Lady Dai (c. 168 BC) at Mawangdui near Changsha in Hunan province, China. The scenes depicted on it seem to illustrate the journey of the woman\'s soul. The top section shows the heavenly realm, complete with dragons, leopards, and hybrid creatures. At the corners are the crow that symbolizes the sun and the toad that symbolizes the moon, the pairing of the sun and moon representing the cosmic forces of yin and yang.(wiki)
					
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Green glazed dog
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						NoteShanghai Museum
					
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figurine of a man
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						NoteFomm Eastern Han
					
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jin jar
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Western Jin lion
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Celadon jar
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						NoteEastern Jin, Shanghai Museum
					
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Horse and Warrior Rider
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						NoteMusée Cernuschi, Paris, France.
: Warrior on a Caparisoned Horse (Jiaqi Juzhuang Yong). Nothern Wei Dynasty (386 – 534)(Wiki)
					
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Two-handled bronze gefuding gui

bronze battle axe

Ding (cooking vessel)

Bronze wine Ding

Qizhong Hu bronze vessel

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Archers Head

Decorative banner

Green glazed dog

figurine of a man

jin jar

Western Jin lion

Celadon jar

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