To the Front! is a widely circulated print that sought to denounce the inaction of those in power.
Location City: Shanghai
Color and brushwork create a golden pheasant in this Qing dynasty hanging scroll
Hua Yan, Pheasant, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum
Wang Shimin reimagines the past in this Qing dynasty landscape
Wang Shimin, Cloud Capped Mountains and Misty ...
Peonies, plum blossoms, radishes, and cabbages are all depicted in these calligraphic ink paintings
Zhao Zhiqian, Flowers Album
These garden scenes are examples of how professional artists in Qing-dynasty China made a living
Wang Shishen, Garden scene album leaves
Mini furniture and figurines give us a tiny look into Ming dynasty life
Miniature furniture and figurines in a Ming ...
This begonia-shaped porcelain bowl attempts to achieve purity and perfection in its shape, thinness, and glaze
Tang Yue ware
This porcelain bowl with reeds and geese for decoration has a metal rim where the bowl couldn't be glazed
Ding ware bowl, Northern Song dynasty
Painting and poetry among friends during Mongol rule in Yuan dynasty China
Wang Mian, Plum Blossoms in Ink
Musicians on camels, women on horseback, and terrifying guardians—these are some of the figurines found in Tang dynasty tombs
An introduction to tomb figurines, Tang dynasty
A tiny teapot made for a literati audience in Qing dynasty China
Zisha “Ru Ding” teapot, Yixing ware
A 14th-century physician climbs Mount Hua.
Wang Lü, Landscapes of Mount Hua (Huashan)
The writing on these bones is 3000 years old, but scholars can decipher an incredible 40 percent of the characters.
Oracle Bone, Shang Dynasty
Not for everyday use, this ritual bronze vessel is significant in function and in heft. It weighs over 400 pounds!
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