Treasures · TC

Treasure Canons

Twelve canons, each paired with one of the twelve Muzi Canon books.

12canons

659treasures

Vessels of Rite and Virtue

160 treasures

Ritual bronzes, ancestral vessels and seals: how objects carried rite, order and the bonds between people

Muzi Canon · Values

Vessels of Rite and Virtue
Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsLi GuiThe bronze that dates the Zhou conquest of ShangNational Museum of ChinaTE10001Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food VesselsHoumuwu DingA royal ritual cauldron weighing over 830 kilogramsNational Museum of ChinaTE10002Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsDa Ke DingA Western Zhou giant guarded by the Pan familyShanghai MuseumTE10003Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsDa Yu DingA royal charge of the early Zhou, cast in bronzeNational Museum of ChinaTE10004Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsMao Gong DingKing Xuan's long charge to the Duke of MaoNational Palace MuseumTE10005Early Western Zhou · Bronze Wine VesselsHe ZunWhere the word Zhongguo first appears in writingBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10006Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsFour-Ram Square ZunA Shang bronze shattered in wartime and pieced back togetherNational Museum of ChinaTE10007Early Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsZun and Pan of Marquis Yi of ZengBronze as fine as lace from Marquis Yi's tombHubei Provincial MuseumTE10008Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine VesselsLotus and Crane Square HuA crane about to take flight from a lotusHenan MuseumTE10009Middle Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsShi Qiang PanA Zhou court scribe's history of his dynastyBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10010Late Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsGuo Ji Zi Bai PanA battle report in rhyming four-character verseNational Museum of ChinaTE10011Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver OrnamentsGold Staff from SanxingduiThe golden sceptre of the Shu kingsSanxingdui MuseumTE10015All 160 treasures

Heaven and Earth in Objects

99 treasures

Bi discs for heaven, cong tubes for earth: the cosmos as the ancients shaped it in jade, bronze and silk

Muzi Canon · Cosmos

Heaven and Earth in Objects
Late Shang dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Sacred Tree from SanxingduiThe ancient Shu tree that reached for the skySanxingdui MuseumTE10013Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver OrnamentsGold Staff from SanxingduiThe golden sceptre of the Shu kingsSanxingdui MuseumTE10015Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver OrnamentsGolden Sun Bird Ornament from JinshaThe golden birds that became China's heritage emblemJinsha Site MuseumTE10016Neolithic, Hongshan culture · Ritual JadesHongshan Jade DragonA jade dragon curled into a C over five thousand years agoNational Museum of ChinaTE10017Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual JadesKing of Jade Cong from LiangzhuThe king of cong, bearing the Liangzhu emblemZhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10018Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Basin with Human Face and Fish DesignThe fish-faced figure the Banpo people paintedNational Museum of ChinaTE10022Western Han dynasty · Murals & Silk PaintingsT-shaped Silk Banner from Mawangdui Tomb No. 1A silk banner to guide the soul to heavenHunan MuseumTE10040Tang dynasty (868) · Rare Printed BooksDiamond Sutra of 868A Buddhist sutra printed in the year 868British LibraryTE10046Eastern Han to Wei-Jin · Silk & Brocade"Five Stars Rising in the East Benefit China" Brocade Arm GuardAn auspicious phrase woven in silk, found in a desert tombXinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10047Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Figures & SculptureBronze Standing Figure from SanxingduiAmong the tallest bronze figures of its ageSanxingdui MuseumTE10053Neolithic, Hongshan culture · Clay & Painted SculptureGoddess Head of the Hongshan CultureThe Hongshan goddess with eyes of jadeLiaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10059Tang dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Pagoda from Famen TempleA bronze stupa that held the Buddha's relicFamen Temple MuseumTE10099All 99 treasures

Treasures of Ink

244 treasures

Master calligraphy, painting and rubbings: the literary spirit that brush and ink left for a thousand years

Muzi Canon · Literature

Treasures of Ink
Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsLi GuiThe bronze that dates the Zhou conquest of ShangNational Museum of ChinaTE10001Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsDa Ke DingA Western Zhou giant guarded by the Pan familyShanghai MuseumTE10003Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsDa Yu DingA royal charge of the early Zhou, cast in bronzeNational Museum of ChinaTE10004Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food VesselsMao Gong DingKing Xuan's long charge to the Duke of MaoNational Palace MuseumTE10005Early Western Zhou · Bronze Wine VesselsHe ZunWhere the word Zhongguo first appears in writingBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10006Middle Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsShi Qiang PanA Zhou court scribe's history of his dynastyBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10010Late Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsGuo Ji Zi Bai PanA battle report in rhyming four-character verseNational Museum of ChinaTE10011Tang dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsFeng Chengsu's Copy of the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceThe closest likeness of Wang Xizhi's lost masterpiecePalace MuseumTE10025Northern Song dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsSu Shi, Cold Food ObservanceCalligraphy born of exile, ranked third under heavenNational Palace MuseumTE10026Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsWang Xizhi, Timely Clearing after SnowfallA brief letter written as the snow clearedNational Palace MuseumTE10027Tang dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsYan Zhenqing, Draft Requiem for My NephewGrief and fury among the crossings-outNational Palace MuseumTE10028Warring States period · Steles & RubbingsStone DrumsQin poems carved on ten great stonesPalace MuseumTE10029All 244 treasures

Bronze Bells, Jade Chimes

63 treasures

Chime bells, stone chimes, zithers and dancing figures: the music of ritual still echoing in objects

Muzi Canon · Melodies

Bronze Bells, Jade Chimes
Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver VesselsSilver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a CupThe horse that danced for the emperor's birthdayShaanxi History MuseumTE10014Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure PaintingGu Hongzhong, The Night Revels of Han XizaiA night party seen through a court painter's eyesPalace MuseumTE10032Western Han dynasty · GarmentsPlain Gauze Unlined RobeA Han robe as light as mistHunan MuseumTE10048Ming dynasty, Wanli reign · Crowns & HeadwearNine-dragon nine-phoenix crown of Empress XiaoduanThe ceremonial crown of a Wanli empressNational Museum of ChinaTE10049Eastern Han dynasty · Tomb FiguresStoryteller Beating a DrumAn Eastern Han storyteller, laughing for nearly two thousand yearsNational Museum of ChinaTE10050Tang dynasty · Tomb FiguresSancai Camel Carrying Musicians from the Tomb of Xianyu TinghaiA Tang band on camelbackNational Museum of ChinaTE10052Southern dynasties · Pictorial Stones & BricksBrick Mural of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong QiqiThe Wei-Jin spirit of freedom, built in brickNanjing MuseumTE10056Early Warring States period · Musical InstrumentsBianzhong Bells of Marquis Yi of ZengA bronze orchestra from over 2,400 years agoHubei Provincial MuseumTE10062Neolithic, Jiahu (Peiligang) culture · Musical InstrumentsJiahu Bone FluteAmong the oldest playable instruments knownHenan MuseumTE10063Warring States period · Gold & Silver OrnamentsGilt Silver Belt Hook Inlaid with Jade and GlassA belt hook of gold, jade and glassNational Museum of ChinaTE10106Neolithic · Jade OrnamentsJade Jue Earring with Human and Animal FiguresTaiwan's prehistoric figure-and-beast earringNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10120Neolithic · Jade OrnamentsTrumpet-shaped Jade RingA prehistoric trumpet-shaped jade ringNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10121All 63 treasures

Masterworks of Craft

319 treasures

Ceramics, lacquer, jade, metal and silk: objects where craft reached its height

Muzi Canon · Crafts

Masterworks of Craft
Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food VesselsHoumuwu DingA royal ritual cauldron weighing over 830 kilogramsNational Museum of ChinaTE10002Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsFour-Ram Square ZunA Shang bronze shattered in wartime and pieced back togetherNational Museum of ChinaTE10007Early Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsZun and Pan of Marquis Yi of ZengBronze as fine as lace from Marquis Yi's tombHubei Provincial MuseumTE10008Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine VesselsLotus and Crane Square HuA crane about to take flight from a lotusHenan MuseumTE10009Western Han dynasty · Bronze Mirrors & LampsChangxin Palace LampA gilded Han lamp that swallows its own smokeHebei MuseumTE10012Late Shang dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Sacred Tree from SanxingduiThe ancient Shu tree that reached for the skySanxingdui MuseumTE10013Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver VesselsSilver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a CupThe horse that danced for the emperor's birthdayShaanxi History MuseumTE10014Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver OrnamentsGolden Sun Bird Ornament from JinshaThe golden birds that became China's heritage emblemJinsha Site MuseumTE10016Neolithic, Hongshan culture · Ritual JadesHongshan Jade DragonA jade dragon curled into a C over five thousand years agoNational Museum of ChinaTE10017Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual JadesKing of Jade Cong from LiangzhuThe king of cong, bearing the Liangzhu emblemZhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10018Western Han dynasty · Burial JadesJade Burial Suit of Liu ShengA suit of jade stitched with goldHebei MuseumTE10019Tang dynasty · Gems & Precious StonesAgate Rhyton with Animal HeadAn agate drinking horn in Silk Road fashionShaanxi History MuseumTE10020All 319 treasures

Feasts of Bell and Cauldron

30 treasures

Cooking pots, wine vessels, tea bowls and banquet ware: flavour and feasting told through objects

Muzi Canon · Culinary

Feasts of Bell and Cauldron
Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver VesselsSilver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a CupThe horse that danced for the emperor's birthdayShaanxi History MuseumTE10014Tang dynasty · Gems & Precious StonesAgate Rhyton with Animal HeadAn agate drinking horn in Silk Road fashionShaanxi History MuseumTE10020Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure PaintingGu Hongzhong, The Night Revels of Han XizaiA night party seen through a court painter's eyesPalace MuseumTE10032Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine VesselsWine Vessel Set from Sacrificial Pit 1022, XibeigangA wine service from a Shang royal sacrificeInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10084Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver VesselsGilt Silver Drinking-game Canister on a TortoiseA Tang drinking game played with the AnalectsZhenjiang MuseumTE10105Yuan dynasty, 1265 · Display Jade CarvingsDushan Great Jade UrnKublai Khan's great jade wine seaRound City, Beihai ParkTE10131Western Jin dynasty · Display Jade CarvingsJade Zun with Mythical BeastsA Han-style jade vessel in a Jin general's tombHunan MuseumTE10133Western Han dynasty · Display Jade CarvingsHorn-shaped Jade CupA drinking horn carved from one piece of jadeNanyue King MuseumTE10135Warring States period · Gems & Precious StonesWarring States Crystal CupA see-through cup from over two thousand years agoHangzhou MuseumTE10137Neolithic, Hemudu culture · Prehistoric PotteryPottery Stove from HemuduA portable stove from HemuduZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10155Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryEagle-shaped Pottery DingA clay eagle that has sat for six thousand yearsNational Museum of ChinaTE10158Northern Song dynasty · Celadon WaresRu Ware Lotus-shaped Warming BowlA Ru ware lotus in bloomNational Palace MuseumTE10162All 30 treasures

Arms and Tallies

31 treasures

Halberds, swords, armour, tiger tallies and military texts: strategy and war in objects

Muzi Canon · Strategies

Arms and Tallies
Late Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsGuo Ji Zi Bai PanA battle report in rhyming four-character verseNational Museum of ChinaTE10011Song dynasty · Figure PaintingSong Copy of Yan Liben's Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan EnvoyAn audience before Princess Wencheng went to TibetPalace MuseumTE10031Late Warring States to Qin · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsShuihudi Qin Bamboo SlipsThe law books a Qin clerk took to his graveHubei Provincial MuseumTE10041Qin dynasty · Tomb FiguresTerracotta Army of the Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorThe First Emperor's army undergroundEmperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site MuseumTE10051Tang dynasty · Tomb & Monumental StoneFour of the Six Steeds of ZhaolingThe war horses that won Taizong his empireXi'an Beilin MuseumTE10057Western Han dynasty · Tomb & Monumental StoneStone Sculptures of the Maoling MausoleumA stone memorial to a young generalMaoling MuseumTE10058Warring States, Qin (344 BCE) · Weights & MeasuresShang Yang Square Sheng MeasureA measure that served two Qin reformsShanghai MuseumTE10060Late Spring and Autumn period · Weapons & ArmourSword of Goujian, King of YueThe sword of the king who slept on brushwoodHubei Provincial MuseumTE10061Warring States period · Bronze Wine VesselsBronze Hu with Gold, Silver and Inlay and Mesh CoverWar spoil wrapped in a golden netNanjing MuseumTE10085Warring States period · Bronze Water VesselsPair of Jian Basins with Land and Water Battle ScenesWarring States warfare in inlaid bronzeInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10090Shang dynasty · Ritual JadesGreat Jade Dagger-axe from PanlongchengA giant jade blade from the Yangzi Shang cityHubei Provincial MuseumTE10115Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual JadesLiangzhu Jade Yue Axe with Deity and Beast MaskThe jade axe of a Liangzhu kingZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10116All 31 treasures

Brush, Inkstone and Classics

62 treasures

Brush, inkstone, paper and ink, classics and fine editions: a thousand years of learning in objects

Muzi Canon · Education

Brush, Inkstone and Classics
Warring States period · Steles & RubbingsStone DrumsQin poems carved on ten great stonesPalace MuseumTE10029Late Warring States to Qin · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsShuihudi Qin Bamboo SlipsThe law books a Qin clerk took to his graveHubei Provincial MuseumTE10041Mid Warring States period · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsGuodian Chu SlipsThe Laozi as it was read over two thousand years agoJingmen MuseumTE10042Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (copied 1562-1567) · ManuscriptsYongle Encyclopedia, Jiajing Copy Volumes in the National Library of ChinaSurviving volumes of the greatest Chinese encyclopediaNational Library of ChinaTE10044Qing dynasty · ManuscriptsSiku Quanshu, Wenyuan Pavilion CopyThe imperial library of the Forbidden City's Wenyuan PavilionNational Palace MuseumTE10045Tang dynasty (868) · Rare Printed BooksDiamond Sutra of 868A Buddhist sutra printed in the year 868British LibraryTE10046Southern Song dynasty · Celadon WaresLongquan Celadon WasherLongquan celadon at its most jade-likeNational Palace MuseumTE10163Five Dynasties · Celadon WaresYaozhou Ware Makara-shaped Water PotA sea monster from Indian myth in celadonLiaoning Provincial MuseumTE10170Yuan dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsZhao Mengfu, Origins of the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceZhao Mengfu traces the Orchid Pavilion lineNational Palace MuseumTE10209Tang dynasty, dated 687 · Calligraphy OriginalsSun Guoting, Treatise on CalligraphyA theory of calligraphy written in cursiveNational Palace MuseumTE10212Qing dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsQianlong Emperor, Record of the Wenyuan PavilionQianlong on the library he builtNational Palace MuseumTE10234Qing dynasty · Calligraphy OriginalsKangxi Emperor, Wanshi Shibiao (Model Teacher for All Ages)Kangxi's tribute to ConfuciusNational Palace MuseumTE10249All 62 treasures

Instruments of Science

22 treasures

Armillary spheres, water clocks, counting tools and medical instruments: science and measurement in objects

Muzi Canon · Sciences

Instruments of Science
Western Han dynasty · Bronze Mirrors & LampsChangxin Palace LampA gilded Han lamp that swallows its own smokeHebei MuseumTE10012Early Western Han dynasty · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsMawangdui Silk TextsA library on silk from a Han tombHunan MuseumTE10043Warring States, Qin (344 BCE) · Weights & MeasuresShang Yang Square Sheng MeasureA measure that served two Qin reformsShanghai MuseumTE10060Early Warring States period · Musical InstrumentsBianzhong Bells of Marquis Yi of ZengA bronze orchestra from over 2,400 years agoHubei Provincial MuseumTE10062Neolithic, Jiahu (Peiligang) culture · Musical InstrumentsJiahu Bone FluteAmong the oldest playable instruments knownHenan MuseumTE10063Five Dynasties · Calligraphy OriginalsYang Ningshi, Daily Regimen of the ImmortalsA health regimen turned masterpiecePalace MuseumTE10246Southern Song dynasty · Figure PaintingLi Tang, Village Doctor (Moxibustion)A patient grimacing under the doctor's careNational Palace MuseumTE10318Southern Song dynasty · Genre & Ruled-Line PaintingThe Village DoctorA village doctor at workNational Palace MuseumTE10499Qin dynasty · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsYuelu Academy Qin SlipsQin law and arithmetic bought back from Hong KongYuelu Academy, Hunan UniversityTE10516Mid Warring States period · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsTsinghua Bamboo SlipsLost Warring States books brought back to lightTsinghua University Research and Conservation Center for Excavated TextsTE10518Text 8th-12th century; extant manuscripts and prints later · ManuscriptsThe Four Treatises of Tibetan MedicineThe root text of Tibetan medicineTibetan Traditional Hospital (Mentsikhang)TE10522Ming dynasty · ManuscriptsIllustrated Minerals, Insects and Plants (Ming Painted Edition)A Ming woman painter's herbalNational Central LibraryTE10560All 22 treasures

Relics of Building

34 treasures

Eave tiles, carved bricks, pottery towers and brackets: the art of building kept in objects

Muzi Canon · Architecture

Relics of Building
Northern Song dynasty · Landscape PaintingWang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and MountainsThe only surviving work of a teenage painterPalace MuseumTE10037Southern dynasties · Pictorial Stones & BricksBrick Mural of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong QiqiThe Wei-Jin spirit of freedom, built in brickNanjing MuseumTE10056Tang dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Pagoda from Famen TempleA bronze stupa that held the Buddha's relicFamen Temple MuseumTE10099Warring States period · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Table Base with Four Dragons and Four Phoenixes Inlaid with Gold and SilverThe dragon-and-phoenix table of ZhongshanHebei MuseumTE10103Neolithic, Hemudu culture · Prehistoric PotteryPottery Stove from HemuduA portable stove from HemuduZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10155Eastern Wu (Three Kingdoms) · Celadon WaresCeladon Granary Jar Dated Third Year of Yong'anA dated Three Kingdoms soul jarPalace MuseumTE10159Yuan dynasty · Blue-and-White WaresBlue-and-white and Underglaze Red Porcelain Granary ModelA Yuan pavilion granary made in porcelainJiangxi Provincial MuseumTE10191Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure PaintingWei Xian, The Lofty ScholarRaising the tray to the eyebrows in a mountain retreatPalace MuseumTE10287Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure PaintingZhou Wenju, Double Screen Weiqi GameA screen within a screenPalace MuseumTE10289Southern Song dynasty · Figure PaintingLi [?], Burning Incense to Pray for the Emperor (Album, leaf 3)Incense rising in prayer for the sovereignNational Palace MuseumTE10347Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure PaintingWang Qihan, Collating TextsA scholar at ease before a painted screenNanjing UniversityTE10350Southern Song dynasty · Figure PaintingMa Lin, Lighting a Candle for a Night OutingCandles lit to keep the flowers awakeNational Palace MuseumTE10356All 34 treasures

Maps, Carts and Ships

36 treasures

Maps, chariots, boats and the works of bridge and canal: shaping the land told through objects

Muzi Canon · Infrastructure

Maps, Carts and Ships
Northern Song dynasty · Landscape PaintingFan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and StreamsA monumental landscape with the painter's name hidden in the treesNational Palace MuseumTE10034Sui dynasty · Landscape PaintingZhan Ziqian, Spring OutingWhere blue-and-green landscape beginsPalace MuseumTE10036Northern Song dynasty · Landscape PaintingWang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and MountainsThe only surviving work of a teenage painterPalace MuseumTE10037Northern Song dynasty · Genre & Ruled-Line PaintingZhang Zeduan, Along the River During the Qingming FestivalThe bustle of the Song capital in a single scrollPalace MuseumTE10039Early Western Han dynasty · Bamboo Slips & Silk TextsMawangdui Silk TextsA library on silk from a Han tombHunan MuseumTE10043Qin dynasty · Bronze Figures & SculptureBronze Chariots and Horses of Qin Shihuang's MausoleumCarriages for the First Emperor's journeys in the afterlifeEmperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site MuseumTE10054Eastern Han dynasty · Bronze Figures & SculptureGalloping Bronze HorseThe galloping horse of China's tourism emblemGansu Provincial MuseumTE10055Late Western Zhou · Bronze Water VesselsSan Shi PanA land treaty cast in bronzeNational Palace MuseumTE10089Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign · Display Jade CarvingsJade Mountain of Yu Taming the FloodThe largest carved jade mountain in ChinaPalace MuseumTE10130Warring States, sixth year of King Huai of Chu (323 BCE) · Tallies & TokensE Jun Qi TalliesA Chu lord's tax-free pass by land and waterNational Museum of ChinaTE10147Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryBoat-shaped Painted Pottery Bottle with Net DesignA fishing net painted on a Yangshao bottleNational Museum of ChinaTE10153Southern Song, reign of Lizong, from about 1230 · Figure PaintingStanding Portrait of Yu the GreatA towering image of the flood-taming kingNational Palace MuseumTE10294All 36 treasures

Coins and Measures

34 treasures

Coins, note plates, weights and export porcelain: trade and trust told through objects

Muzi Canon · Commerce

Coins and Measures
Tang dynasty · Gems & Precious StonesAgate Rhyton with Animal HeadAn agate drinking horn in Silk Road fashionShaanxi History MuseumTE10020Northern Song dynasty · Genre & Ruled-Line PaintingZhang Zeduan, Along the River During the Qingming FestivalThe bustle of the Song capital in a single scrollPalace MuseumTE10039Eastern Han to Wei-Jin · Silk & Brocade"Five Stars Rising in the East Benefit China" Brocade Arm GuardAn auspicious phrase woven in silk, found in a desert tombXinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10047Tang dynasty · Tomb FiguresSancai Camel Carrying Musicians from the Tomb of Xianyu TinghaiA Tang band on camelbackNational Museum of ChinaTE10052Warring States, Qin (344 BCE) · Weights & MeasuresShang Yang Square Sheng MeasureA measure that served two Qin reformsShanghai MuseumTE10060Western Han dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkCowrie Container with Human Sacrifice SceneA Dian sacrifice frozen in bronzeYunnan Provincial MuseumTE10098Eastern Han dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkBronze Money Tree from MianyangA money tree reaching for the immortalsMianyang MuseumTE10101Western Han dynasty · Censers & Other MetalworkCowrie Container with Oath-taking SceneA Dian oath sworn by over a hundred figuresNational Museum of ChinaTE10102Warring States, sixth year of King Huai of Chu (323 BCE) · Tallies & TokensE Jun Qi TalliesA Chu lord's tax-free pass by land and waterNational Museum of ChinaTE10147Five Dynasties · Celadon WaresYaozhou Ware Makara-shaped Water PotA sea monster from Indian myth in celadonLiaoning Provincial MuseumTE10170Tang dynasty · Celadon WaresChangsha Ware Ewer with Applied FiguresA Changsha ewer with applied figuresHunan MuseumTE10173Tang dynasty · Celadon WaresChangsha Ware Jar with Brown and Blue Cloud DesignA rare touch of Tang blueYangzhou MuseumTE10174All 34 treasures