Through the Dynasties · TH0

Prehistory and other

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

26treasures

5types

10institutions

Jades

11 treasures
Neolithic, 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, Longshan culture · Ritual JadesJade Gui Tablet with Human Face DesignA face on a Longshan jadeNational Palace MuseumTE10112Neolithic, Longshan culture · Ritual JadesJade Gui Tablet with Hawk DesignA hawk on a Longshan jadeNational Palace MuseumTE10113Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual JadesJade CongA Liangzhu cong reaching skywardNational Palace MuseumTE10114Neolithic, Liangzhu culture · Ritual JadesLiangzhu Jade Yue Axe with Deity and Beast MaskThe jade axe of a Liangzhu kingZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10116Neolithic · 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 PrehistoryTE10121Neolithic · Jade OrnamentsJade TubesWhere Taiwan's jade tradition beginsNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10126Neolithic · Jade OrnamentsFrog-shaped Jade Ornament of the Huagangshan CultureA jade frog from prehistoric eastern TaiwanNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10127Neolithic · Jade OrnamentsBell-shaped Jade Bead StringA string of jade bells from the Beinan cultureNational Museum of PrehistoryTE10129
Ritual Jades6Jade Ornaments5

Ceramics

10 treasures
Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Basin with Human Face and Fish DesignThe fish-faced figure the Banpo people paintedNational Museum of ChinaTE10022Neolithic, Taosi (Longshan) culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Plate with Coiled DragonA red dragon coiled in a Taosi plateInstitute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social SciencesTE10149Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Urn with Stork, Fish and Stone AxeA picture painted more than five thousand years agoNational Museum of ChinaTE10150Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Bottle with Human-head MouthA bottle with a human faceGansu Provincial MuseumTE10151Neolithic, Dawenkou culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Dou with Eight-pointed StarThe eight-pointed star of the Dawenkou peopleShandong Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and ArchaeologyTE10152Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryBoat-shaped Painted Pottery Bottle with Net DesignA fishing net painted on a Yangshao bottleNational Museum of ChinaTE10153Neolithic, Majiayao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Jar with Appliqué Human FigureA figure standing on a painted jarNational Museum of ChinaTE10154Neolithic, Hemudu culture · Prehistoric PotteryPottery Stove from HemuduA portable stove from HemuduZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10155Neolithic, Majiayao culture · Prehistoric PotteryPainted Pottery Basin with DancersDancers holding hands five thousand years agoNational Museum of ChinaTE10156Neolithic, Yangshao culture · Prehistoric PotteryEagle-shaped Pottery DingA clay eagle that has sat for six thousand yearsNational Museum of ChinaTE10158
Prehistoric Pottery10

Furniture

3 treasures
Neolithic, Hemudu culture · Painted LacquerRed Lacquered Wooden Bowl from HemuduA coat of red lacquer from the NeolithicZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10612Neolithic, Dawenkou culture · Ivory, Horn & Bone CarvingIvory Comb of the Dawenkou CultureA Neolithic comb carved from ivoryNational Museum of ChinaTE10618Neolithic, Hemudu culture · Ivory, Horn & Bone CarvingIvory Carving with Two Birds Facing the SunTwo birds and the sun in Neolithic ivoryZhejiang Provincial MuseumTE10620
Painted Lacquer1Ivory, Horn & Bone Carving2