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Treasures · TH

Through the Dynasties

From prehistory to the Ming and Qing: what each dynasty left behind.

15dynasties

659treasures

Xia

1 treasures

2070–1600 BCE

Xia (Erlitou culture) · Ritual Jades

Seven-holed Jade Blade from ErlitouThe largest jade from the Xia capitalErlitou Site Museum of the Xia CapitalTE10109

Shang

35 treasures

1600–1046 BCE

Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Houmuwu DingA royal ritual cauldron weighing over 830 kilogramsNational Museum of ChinaTE10002 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Wine Vessels

Four-Ram Square ZunA Shang bronze shattered in wartime and pieced back togetherNational Museum of ChinaTE10007 Late Shang dynasty · Censers & Other Metalwork

Bronze Sacred Tree from SanxingduiThe ancient Shu tree that reached for the skySanxingdui MuseumTE10013 Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver Ornaments

Gold Staff from SanxingduiThe golden sceptre of the Shu kingsSanxingdui MuseumTE10015 Late Shang dynasty · Gold & Silver Ornaments

Golden Sun Bird Ornament from JinshaThe golden birds that became China's heritage emblemJinsha Site MuseumTE10016 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Figures & Sculpture

Bronze Standing Figure from SanxingduiAmong the tallest bronze figures of its ageSanxingdui MuseumTE10053 Late Shang · Bronze Food Vessels

Ya Chou Square GuiA square gui marked with the Ya Chou clan signNational Palace MuseumTE10066 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Dahe Square Ding with Human FacesThe human-faced ding from the Xiang valleyHunan MuseumTE10069 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Zilong DingA giant ding that came homeNational Museum of ChinaTE10072 Early Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Duling Square DingAn early Shang giant from ZhengzhouHenan MuseumTE10073 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Niu Fang Ding (Ox Square Ding)The ox ding from a Shang royal tombInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10075 Late Shang dynasty · Bronze Food Vessels

Lu Fang Ding (Deer Square Ding)The deer ding beside the ox dingInstitute of History and Philology, Academia SinicaTE10078 All 35 treasures

Zhou

56 treasures

1046–221 BCE

Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food Vessels

Li GuiThe bronze that dates the Zhou conquest of ShangNational Museum of ChinaTE10001 Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food Vessels

Da Ke DingA Western Zhou giant guarded by the Pan familyShanghai MuseumTE10003 Early Western Zhou · Bronze Food Vessels

Da Yu DingA royal charge of the early Zhou, cast in bronzeNational Museum of ChinaTE10004 Late Western Zhou · Bronze Food Vessels

Mao Gong DingKing Xuan's long charge to the Duke of MaoNational Palace MuseumTE10005 Early Western Zhou · Bronze Wine Vessels

He ZunWhere the word Zhongguo first appears in writingBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10006 Early Warring States period · Bronze Wine Vessels

Zun and Pan of Marquis Yi of ZengBronze as fine as lace from Marquis Yi's tombHubei Provincial MuseumTE10008 Middle Spring and Autumn period · Bronze Wine Vessels

Lotus and Crane Square HuA crane about to take flight from a lotusHenan MuseumTE10009 Middle Western Zhou · Bronze Water Vessels

Shi Qiang PanA Zhou court scribe's history of his dynastyBaoji Bronze Ware MuseumTE10010 Late Western Zhou · Bronze Water Vessels

Guo Ji Zi Bai PanA battle report in rhyming four-character verseNational Museum of ChinaTE10011 Warring States period · Steles & Rubbings

Stone DrumsQin poems carved on ten great stonesPalace MuseumTE10029 Mid Warring States period · Bamboo Slips & Silk Texts

Guodian Chu SlipsThe Laozi as it was read over two thousand years agoJingmen MuseumTE10042 Warring States, Qin (344 BCE) · Weights & Measures

Shang Yang Square Sheng MeasureA measure that served two Qin reformsShanghai MuseumTE10060 All 56 treasures

Qin

5 treasures

221–207 BCE

Late Warring States to Qin · Bamboo Slips & Silk Texts

Shuihudi Qin Bamboo SlipsThe law books a Qin clerk took to his graveHubei Provincial MuseumTE10041 Qin dynasty · Tomb Figures

Terracotta Army of the Mausoleum of the First Qin EmperorThe First Emperor's army undergroundEmperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site MuseumTE10051 Qin dynasty · Bronze Figures & Sculpture

Bronze Chariots and Horses of Qin Shihuang's MausoleumCarriages for the First Emperor's journeys in the afterlifeEmperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site MuseumTE10054 Qin dynasty · Tallies & Tokens

Yangling Tiger TallyThe Qin army order split in twoNational Museum of ChinaTE10148 Qin dynasty · Bamboo Slips & Silk Texts

Yuelu Academy Qin SlipsQin law and arithmetic bought back from Hong KongYuelu Academy, Hunan UniversityTE10516

Han

31 treasures

202 BCE – 220 CE

Western Han dynasty · Bronze Mirrors & Lamps

Changxin Palace LampA gilded Han lamp that swallows its own smokeHebei MuseumTE10012 Western Han dynasty · Burial Jades

Jade Burial Suit of Liu ShengA suit of jade stitched with goldHebei MuseumTE10019 Western Han dynasty · Imperial Seals

Jade Seal of the EmpressThe white jade seal of a Han empressShaanxi History MuseumTE10021 Western Han dynasty · Murals & Silk Paintings

T-shaped Silk Banner from Mawangdui Tomb No. 1A silk banner to guide the soul to heavenHunan MuseumTE10040 Early Western Han dynasty · Bamboo Slips & Silk Texts

Mawangdui Silk TextsA library on silk from a Han tombHunan MuseumTE10043 Eastern 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 ArchaeologyTE10047 Western Han dynasty · Garments

Plain Gauze Unlined RobeA Han robe as light as mistHunan MuseumTE10048 Eastern Han dynasty · Tomb Figures

Storyteller Beating a DrumAn Eastern Han storyteller, laughing for nearly two thousand yearsNational Museum of ChinaTE10050 Eastern Han dynasty · Bronze Figures & Sculpture

Galloping Bronze HorseThe galloping horse of China's tourism emblemGansu Provincial MuseumTE10055 Western Han dynasty · Tomb & Monumental Stone

Stone Sculptures of the Maoling MausoleumA stone memorial to a young generalMaoling MuseumTE10058 Western Han dynasty · Bronze Mirrors & Lamps

Painted Bronze Mirror with Figures and ChariotsHan life painted on a mirrorXi'an MuseumTE10094 Western Han dynasty · Bronze Mirrors & Lamps

Bronze Rectangular Mirror from the Tomb of the King of QiThe giant mirror of the Qi kingsZibo MuseumTE10095 All 31 treasures

Three Kingdoms

8 treasures

220–280

Eastern Wu (Three Kingdoms) · Celadon Wares

Celadon Granary Jar Dated Third Year of Yong'anA dated Three Kingdoms soul jarPalace MuseumTE10159 Eastern Wu (Three Kingdoms) · Celadon Wares

Celadon Tiger-shaped Vessel Dated Fourteenth Year of ChiwuA Three Kingdoms tiger vessel with a dateNational Museum of ChinaTE10160 Eastern Wu (Three Kingdoms) · Celadon Wares

Celadon Jar with Brown Feathered-Immortal DesignThe earliest underglaze-painted celadonNanjing Municipal MuseumTE10178 Wu of the Three Kingdoms · Bamboo Slips & Silk Texts

Zoumalou Wu SlipsThree Kingdoms registers and ledgers from an old wellChangsha Bamboo and Wooden Slips MuseumTE10521 Three Kingdoms, Eastern Wu · Painted Lacquer

Painted Lacquer Plate with Ji Zha Hanging His SwordA promise kept, painted in lacquerAnhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10605 Three Kingdoms, Eastern Wu · Painted Lacquer

Pair of Leather-Bodied Marbled Lacquer Ear Cups with Gilt-Bronze RimsThe earliest known marbled lacquerZhu Ran Family Cemetery Museum, Ma'anshanTE10606 Three Kingdoms, Eastern Wu · Painted Lacquer

Lacquer Plate with Scenes of Aristocratic Life from the Tomb of Zhu RanA day in the life of Wu aristocratsZhu Ran Family Cemetery Museum, Ma'anshanTE10611 Eastern Wu (Three Kingdoms) · Garments

Lacquered Wooden Clogs from the Tomb of Zhu RanA clog from the tomb of Zhu RanZhu Ran Family Cemetery Museum, Ma'anshanTE10638

Jin

11 treasures

265–420

Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Wang Xizhi, Timely Clearing after SnowfallA brief letter written as the snow clearedNational Palace MuseumTE10027 Western Jin dynasty · Display Jade Carvings

Jade Zun with Mythical BeastsA Han-style jade vessel in a Jin general's tombHunan MuseumTE10133 Western Jin dynasty · Celadon Wares

Celadon Zun with Mythical BeastA celadon beast from Zhou Chu's family tombNanjing MuseumTE10177 Northern Yan · Glass

Duck-shaped Glass VesselA Roman glass duck in a Northern Yan tombLiaoning Provincial MuseumTE10204 Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Mid-Autumn LetterThe Mid-Autumn Letter of the Three RaritiesPalace MuseumTE10206 Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Wang Xizhi, Yuanhuan Tie (Letter on Official Posting)A late Wang Xizhi letter in a faithful tracingNational Palace MuseumTE10244 Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Wang Xun, Letter to BoyuanThe one Jin original of the Three RaritiesPalace MuseumTE10251 Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Wang Xizhi, Ping'an, Heru and Fengju LettersThree hundred oranges and two greetingsNational Palace MuseumTE10252 Western Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Lu Ji, Pingfu TieA get-well note from seventeen centuries agoPalace MuseumTE10260 Eastern Jin dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Duck Head Pill LetterWang Xianzhi in fifteen charactersShanghai MuseumTE10263 Wei-Jin period · Pictorial Stones & Bricks

Courier on Horseback, Painted BrickA courier riding out of the third centuryGansu Provincial MuseumTE10658

Northern and Southern

15 treasures

420–589

Southern and Northern Dynasties to Tang, 5th-8th century · Figure Painting

Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court LadiesAn ancient scroll on the conduct of court ladiesBritish MuseumTE10030 Southern dynasties · Pictorial Stones & Bricks

Brick Mural of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong QiqiThe Wei-Jin spirit of freedom, built in brickNanjing MuseumTE10056 Northern Qi dynasty · Celadon Wares

Celadon Zun with Upright and Inverted LotusThe great lotus vase of the Northern dynastiesNational Museum of ChinaTE10175 Northern Qi dynasty · White Wares

White-glazed Long-necked Vase with Green SplashesGreen streaks on early white wareHenan MuseumTE10182 Northern Qi dynasty · Murals & Silk Paintings

Mural of Horsemen Setting Out from the Tomb of Lou RuiA Northern Qi cavalcade on a tomb wallShanxi Institute of ArchaeologyTE10504 Six Dynasties · Manuscripts

Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Six Dynasties Manuscript Scroll)A Nirvana Sutra copied for a late wifeNational Central LibraryTE10529 Six Dynasties · Manuscripts

Samadhi of Pure Teaching (Six Dynasties Manuscript Scroll)A sutra no canon ever includedNational Central LibraryTE10534 Northern Wei dynasty · Painted Lacquer

Lacquer Screen from the Tomb of Sima JinlongNorthern Wei virtue painted in lacquerDatong MuseumTE10604 Northern dynasties · Silk & Brocade

Brocade with Animals in GridWoven beasts in a silk gridXinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region MuseumTE10621 Northern dynasties · Silk & Brocade

Red-ground Brocade with Sun God in Pearl RoundelsA sun god in pearl roundelsQinghai Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10623 Northern Wei dynasty · Embroidery

Embroidered Buddha and Donors of the Northern WeiA Northern Wei Buddha in embroideryDunhuang AcademyTE10633 Northern Wei dynasty · Religious Images

Nine-storey Thousand Buddha Stone Pagoda of Cao Tiandu, First Year of Tian'anA Northern Wei pagoda of a thousand BuddhasNational Museum of HistoryTE10648 All 15 treasures

Sui

3 treasures

581–619

Sui dynasty · Landscape Painting

Zhan Ziqian, Spring OutingWhere blue-and-green landscape beginsPalace MuseumTE10036 Sui dynasty · White Wares

White-glazed Twin Vase with Dragon HandlesTwo Sui vases joined as oneTianjin MuseumTE10183 Sui dynasty · Manuscripts

Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Sui Manuscript Scroll)A dated sutra fourteen centuries oldNational Central LibraryTE10531

Tang

63 treasures

618–907

Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver Vessels

Silver Flask with Dancing Horse Holding a CupThe horse that danced for the emperor's birthdayShaanxi History MuseumTE10014 Tang dynasty · Gems & Precious Stones

Agate Rhyton with Animal HeadAn agate drinking horn in Silk Road fashionShaanxi History MuseumTE10020 Tang dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Feng Chengsu's Copy of the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceThe closest likeness of Wang Xizhi's lost masterpiecePalace MuseumTE10025 Tang dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Yan Zhenqing, Draft Requiem for My NephewGrief and fury among the crossings-outNational Palace MuseumTE10028 Tang dynasty · Birds, Flowers & Animals

Han Huang, Five OxenA Tang masterpiece bought back from Hong KongPalace MuseumTE10038 Tang dynasty (868) · Rare Printed Books

Diamond Sutra of 868A Buddhist sutra printed in the year 868British LibraryTE10046 Tang dynasty · Tomb Figures

Sancai Camel Carrying Musicians from the Tomb of Xianyu TinghaiA Tang band on camelbackNational Museum of ChinaTE10052 Tang dynasty · Tomb & Monumental Stone

Four of the Six Steeds of ZhaolingThe war horses that won Taizong his empireXi'an Beilin MuseumTE10057 Tang dynasty · Censers & Other Metalwork

Bronze Pagoda from Famen TempleA bronze stupa that held the Buddha's relicFamen Temple MuseumTE10099 Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver Vessels

Eight-fold Reliquary CasketsEight caskets around a sacred relicFamen Temple MuseumTE10104 Tang dynasty · Gold & Silver Vessels

Gilt Silver Drinking-game Canister on a TortoiseA Tang drinking game played with the AnalectsZhenjiang MuseumTE10105 Wu Zhou, 700 CE · Gold & Silver Ornaments

Gold Slip of Wu ZetianAn empress's golden prayer on Mount SongHenan MuseumTE10107 All 63 treasures

Ten Kingdoms

23 treasures

907–979

Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure Painting

Gu Hongzhong, The Night Revels of Han XizaiA night party seen through a court painter's eyesPalace MuseumTE10032 Five Dynasties · Celadon Wares

Yaozhou Ware Carved Reverse-filling EwerThe ewer you fill from the bottomShaanxi History MuseumTE10169 Five Dynasties · Celadon Wares

Yaozhou Ware Makara-shaped Water PotA sea monster from Indian myth in celadonLiaoning Provincial MuseumTE10170 Five Dynasties · Celadon Wares

Yue Ware Lotus Cup and StandA celadon lotus from the Tiger Hill pagodaSuzhou MuseumTE10171 Five Dynasties · Calligraphy Originals

Yang Ningshi, Daily Regimen of the ImmortalsA health regimen turned masterpiecePalace MuseumTE10246 Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure Painting

Juran (attributed), Xiao Yi Seizing the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceJuran's southern landscapeNational Palace MuseumTE10274 Five Dynasties · Figure Painting

Zhao Yan, Eight Riders in SpringEight riders on a spring outingNational Palace MuseumTE10275 Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure Painting

Wei Xian, The Lofty ScholarRaising the tray to the eyebrows in a mountain retreatPalace MuseumTE10287 Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure Painting

Zhou Wenju, Double Screen Weiqi GameA screen within a screenPalace MuseumTE10289 Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Figure Painting

Wang Qihan, Collating TextsA scholar at ease before a painted screenNanjing UniversityTE10350 Five Dynasties · Figure Painting

Hu Gui, Khitan Riders at RestA steppe feast after the huntPalace MuseumTE10352 Southern Tang (Five Dynasties) · Landscape Painting

Juran, Layered Cliffs and Dense ForestLayer upon layer of southern mountainsNational Palace MuseumTE10357 All 23 treasures

Song

208 treasures

960–1279

Northern Song dynasty · Celadon Wares

Ru Ware Celadon Narcissus Basin without CrackleRu ware without a single crackleNational Palace MuseumTE10023 Northern Song dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Su Shi, Cold Food ObservanceCalligraphy born of exile, ranked third under heavenNational Palace MuseumTE10026 Song dynasty · Figure Painting

Song Copy of Yan Liben's Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan EnvoyAn audience before Princess Wencheng went to TibetPalace MuseumTE10031 Northern Song dynasty · Landscape Painting

Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and StreamsA monumental landscape with the painter's name hidden in the treesNational Palace MuseumTE10034 Northern Song dynasty · Landscape Painting

Guo Xi, Early SpringMountains waking from winterNational Palace MuseumTE10035 Northern Song dynasty · Landscape Painting

Wang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and MountainsThe only surviving work of a teenage painterPalace MuseumTE10037 Northern Song dynasty · Genre & Ruled-Line Painting

Zhang Zeduan, Along the River During the Qingming FestivalThe bustle of the Song capital in a single scrollPalace MuseumTE10039 Northern Song dynasty · Ritual Jades

Jade Book for the Earth Sacrifice of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, First Year of Dazhong Xiangfu, with 52 Casket InlaysJade tablets from a Song imperial riteNational Palace MuseumTE10110 Song, Liao and Jin · Jade Ornaments

Jade Plate with Openwork DragonA jade plate with an openwork dragonNational Palace MuseumTE10122 Song, Liao or Jin dynasty · Display Jade Carvings

Openwork Jade Plate with DragonA dragon winding through an openwork jade plateNational Palace MuseumTE10132 Northern Song dynasty · Celadon Wares

Ru Ware Celadon Narcissus BasinA Ru basin with its crackleNational Palace MuseumTE10161 Northern Song dynasty · Celadon Wares

Ru Ware Lotus-shaped Warming BowlA Ru ware lotus in bloomNational Palace MuseumTE10162 All 208 treasures

Yuan

55 treasures

1260–1368

Yuan dynasty · Landscape Painting

Huang Gongwang, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong Scroll)A landscape split in two by fire, its halves now on either side of the straitNational Palace MuseumTE10033 Yuan dynasty, 1265 · Display Jade Carvings

Dushan Great Jade UrnKublai Khan's great jade wine seaRound City, Beihai ParkTE10131 Yuan dynasty · Official & Private Seals

Jade Seal of the Imperial Preceptor of the Great YuanThe Yuan imperial preceptor's jade sealTibet MuseumTE10142 Yuan dynasty · Blue-and-White Wares

Yuan Blue-and-white Meiping with the Four Loves (Hubei Provincial Museum)Four ancient worthies on one vaseHubei Provincial MuseumTE10188 Yuan dynasty, dated 1351 · Blue-and-White Wares

David VasesThe vases that put a date on Yuan blue-and-whiteBritish MuseumTE10189 Yuan dynasty · Blue-and-White Wares

Blue-and-white Meiping with Xiao He Pursuing Han XinXiao He rides through the night on Yuan blue-and-whiteNanjing Municipal MuseumTE10190 Yuan dynasty · Blue-and-White Wares

Blue-and-white and Underglaze Red Porcelain Granary ModelA Yuan pavilion granary made in porcelainJiangxi Provincial MuseumTE10191 Yuan dynasty · Monochrome Glazes

Blue-glazed Meiping with White DragonA white dragon rising from blue glazeYangzhou MuseumTE10201 Yuan dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Miscellaneous Calligraphy by Yuan MastersSix Yuan writers in one scrollNational Palace MuseumTE10207 Yuan dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Zhang Yu, Poem in Seven-character Regulated VerseVerse and brushwork by the Daoist Zhang YuNational Palace MuseumTE10208 Yuan dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Zhao Mengfu, Origins of the Orchid Pavilion PrefaceZhao Mengfu traces the Orchid Pavilion lineNational Palace MuseumTE10209 Yuan dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Zhao Mengfu, Rhapsody on Living in LeisureZhao Mengfu writes out a Jin rhapsodyNational Palace MuseumTE10210 All 55 treasures

Ming

73 treasures

1368–1644

Ming dynasty, Jiajing reign (copied 1562-1567) · Manuscripts

Yongle Encyclopedia, Jiajing Copy Volumes in the National Library of ChinaSurviving volumes of the greatest Chinese encyclopediaNational Library of ChinaTE10044 Ming dynasty, Wanli reign · Crowns & Headwear

Nine-dragon nine-phoenix crown of Empress XiaoduanThe ceremonial crown of a Wanli empressNational Museum of ChinaTE10049 Lê dynasty (Vietnam) · White Wares

White Porcelain Bowl with Stamped Chrysanthemum, Vietnamese Lê DynastyA Vietnamese bowl among Taipei's treasuresNational Palace MuseumTE10184 Ming dynasty, Chenghua reign (1465–1487) · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cups (Pair)The most famous small cups of the Chenghua imperial kilnsNational Palace MuseumTE10192 Ming dynasty · Monochrome Glazes

Xuande Ruby-red Glazed Monk's-cap EwerA monk's-cap ewer in ruby-red glazeNational Palace MuseumTE10197 Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426–1435) · Monochrome Glazes

Xuande Ruby-red Glazed Bowl with Jade Stand, Gu-ci 017758The deep copper red of the Xuande kilnsNational Palace MuseumTE10198 Ming dynasty, Xuande reign (1426–1435) · Monochrome Glazes

Xuande Ruby-red Glazed Bowl with Jade Stand, Gu-ci 017759A Xuande red bowl on a jade standNational Palace MuseumTE10199 Ming dynasty, 1551 · Calligraphy Originals

Wen Zhengming, Record of the Old Drunkard's PavilionWen Zhengming's small script in his eightiesNational Palace MuseumTE10238 Ming dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Wen Zhengming, Poem in Seven-character Regulated VerseA regulated verse by Wen ZhengmingNational Palace MuseumTE10239 Ming dynasty, 1528 · Calligraphy Originals

Wang Chong, Five Remembrance SongsFive remembered landscapes on sutra paperNational Palace MuseumTE10240 Ming dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Zhu Yunming, Miscellaneous PoemsZhu Yunming's cursive across eleven metresNational Palace MuseumTE10241 Ming dynasty · Calligraphy Originals

Dong Qichang, Zhou Dunyi's TongshuDong Qichang writes a Neo-Confucian classicNational Palace MuseumTE10242 All 73 treasures

Qing

51 treasures

1636–1912

Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Vase with Glazes and Enamels of Various KindsThe mother of porcelain, every imperial technique on one vasePalace MuseumTE10024 Qing dynasty · Manuscripts

Siku Quanshu, Wenyuan Pavilion CopyThe imperial library of the Forbidden City's Wenyuan PavilionNational Palace MuseumTE10045 Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign · Display Jade Carvings

Jade Mountain of Yu Taming the FloodThe largest carved jade mountain in ChinaPalace MuseumTE10130 Late Qing dynasty · Display Jade Carvings

Jadeite CabbageThe cabbage everyone comes to seeNational Palace MuseumTE10134 Qing dynasty · Gems & Precious Stones

Meat-shaped StoneThe pork belly you cannot eatNational Palace MuseumTE10138 Qing dynasty · Imperial Seals

The Twenty-five Imperial Seals of the QingTwenty-five seals of Qing imperial powerPalace MuseumTE10140 Qing dynasty · Imperial Seals

Green Jade Seals Guxi Tianzi zhi Bao and Bazheng Maonian zhi Bao, with Red Sandalwood BoxThe Qianlong Emperor's seals of old ageNational Palace MuseumTE10141 Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Yongzheng Falangcai Bowls with Plum and Bamboo on Red GroundImperial enamel bowls with plum and bamboo on redNational Palace MuseumTE10193 Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Yongzheng Falangcai Bowls with Sepia Landscape (Pair)Sepia landscapes painted on imperial porcelainNational Palace MuseumTE10194 Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign (1723–1735) · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Yongzheng Falangcai Bowls with Sepia Peonies (Pair)Sepia peonies on imperial porcelainNational Palace MuseumTE10195 Qing dynasty · Overglaze Enamelled Wares

Falangcai Bowls with Blue Landscape (Pair)Landscapes in blue enamel for the Qing courtNational Palace MuseumTE10196 Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign (1736–1795) · Monochrome Glazes

Qianlong Revolving Vases with Swimming Fish in Gilt on Sky-blue Glaze (Pair)Turn the inner vase and the fish swimNational Palace MuseumTE10200 All 51 treasures

Prehistory and other

21 treasures

Neolithic, Hongshan culture · Ritual Jades

Hongshan Jade DragonA jade dragon curled into a C over five thousand years agoNational Museum of ChinaTE10017 Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual Jades

King of Jade Cong from LiangzhuThe king of cong, bearing the Liangzhu emblemZhejiang Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10018 Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric Pottery

Painted Pottery Basin with Human Face and Fish DesignThe fish-faced figure the Banpo people paintedNational Museum of ChinaTE10022 Neolithic, Hongshan culture · Clay & Painted Sculpture

Goddess Head of the Hongshan CultureThe Hongshan goddess with eyes of jadeLiaoning Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10059 Neolithic, Jiahu (Peiligang) culture · Musical Instruments

Jiahu Bone FluteAmong the oldest playable instruments knownHenan MuseumTE10063 Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual Jades

Jade CongA Liangzhu cong reaching skywardNational Palace MuseumTE10114 Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual Jades

Liangzhu Jade Yue Axe with Deity and Beast MaskThe jade axe of a Liangzhu kingZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10116 Neolithic · Jade Ornaments

Jade Jue Earring with Human and Animal FiguresTaiwan's prehistoric figure-and-beast earringNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10120 Neolithic · Jade Ornaments

Trumpet-shaped Jade RingA prehistoric trumpet-shaped jade ringNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10121 Neolithic · Jade Ornaments

Jade TubesWhere Taiwan's jade tradition beginsNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10126 Neolithic · Jade Ornaments

Frog-shaped Jade Ornament of the Huagangshan CultureA jade frog from prehistoric eastern TaiwanNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10127 Neolithic · Jade Ornaments

Bell-shaped Jade Bead StringA string of jade bells from the Beinan cultureNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10129 All 21 treasures