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Ancient China
Ashmolean Museumhttp://www.ashmolean.org/departments/easternart/about/
http://www.ashmolean.org/departments/easternart/studycentre/
Ancient China
Ashmolean Museumhttp://www.ashmolean.org/departments/easternart/about/
http://www.ashmolean.org/departments/easternart/studycentre/
Painted vase, c. 4000-3000 from G
Province.Province.
Neolithic:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neolithic_cultures_of_Chinahttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/cneo/hd_cneo.htmhttp://etcweb.princeton.edu/asianart/timeperiod_china.jsp?ctry=Chinaeolithichttp://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_pt1.htm
Gansu Province (northwest China):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu
Notched ceremonial blade, c. 1900-1500
Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F93494D90-AB91-C871152384A1}
Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
Erlitou culture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Ceremonial
Erlitouhttp4D
Prehttp
Erlitouhttp
Jadehttphttphttphttp
Ceremonial blade (zhang), c. 1900-1500.
Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-AD90-AB91-C871152384A1}
Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
Erlitou culture:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.htmlhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Notched
Erlitouhttp4http
Prehttp
Jadehttphttphttp
Notched disc axe (xuanji), c. 1900-1500.
Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-4D90-AB91-C871152384A1}http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture
Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Ceremonial
H:Imagehttp
Erlitouhttp4Dhttp
Prehttp
Jadehttphttphttp
Ceremonial axe, c. 1900 - 1500.
4.7cm; W: 11.4cm. Jade, carvedImage: Ashmolean Picture Library (EA1956. 1645)http://www.ashmolean.org/services/picturelibrary
Erlitou period:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={C03F9349-AD90-AB91-C871152384A1}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlitou_culture
Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Notched
1600
Prehttp
Shanghttphttphttp09
Jadehttphttphttp
Notched pendant in the form of a dragon
1600 - 1050.
Pre-dynastic and Shang:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
Shang Dynasty:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Handle, c.
Pre-dynastic and Shanghttp://jameelcentre
Shang Dynasty:http://en.wikipedia.http://www.chinaknowledgehttp://www.chinaculture09/24/content_22689
Jade:http://jameelcentrehttp://www.rightreadinghttp://asianart.com/israel/intro
1600 - 1050.
Shang://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909
.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastychinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlchinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
22689.htm
//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903rightreading.com/writing/jade.htm
com/israel/intro.html
Ritual
Anyanghttp://www4671-4671-
Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24
Ritualhttp://wwwhttp://www
BronzesBronzeshttp://www
Ritual wine vessel, jiao, c. 1200 - 1050.
Anyang://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}
Shang Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty//www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.html//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22689.htm
Ritual Vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html
Bronzes:Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp
Ritual
Anyanghttp://www4671-
Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24
Ritualhttp://wwwhttp://www
Bronzeshttp://wwwhttp://www
Dingshttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwm
Ritual food vessel, ding, c. 1200 - 1050.
Anyang period://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC2-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}
Shang Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty//www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.html//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22689.htm
Ritual vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html
Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp//www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp
Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/offs
/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron.h
Ritual
Anyanghttp://www4671-8
Shanghttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24/content_
Ritualhttp://wwwhttp://www
BronzesBronzeshttp://www
Wine:http://enhttp://www
Ritual wine vessel, gu, c.1200 - 1050.
Anyang://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-FC2
8A88-99E2CA55BA34}
Shang Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynasty//www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.html//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
/content_22689.htm
vessels://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html
Bronzes:Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_wine#Ancient_China//www.chinancient.com/history-of-wine/
Ritual
Anyanghttp4671
Shanghttphttphttphttp09
Ritualhttphttp
Bronzeshttp
BellsBellslhttphttphttp
Ritual bell, 1200 - 1050.
Anyang:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED4671-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}
Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm
Ritual vessels:http://www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtmhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html
Bronzes:http://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp
Bells and music:Bells and music:lhttp://www.artsconnected.org/collection/102654/early-chinese-bronzeshttp://www.china.org.cn/english/features/FbiCh/78450.htmhttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/54History3785.html
Inscribed
Anyanghttphttp4671
Shanghttphttphttphttp09
Oraclehttphttphttphttphttp
Writinghttp
Inscribed oracle bone, 1200 - 1050.
Anyang:http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-http://www.waa.ox.ac.uk/XDB/ASP/waaTimelines.asp?id={B28D59ED-4671-8A88-99E2CA55BA34}
Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm
Oracle bones:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_bonehttp://oraclememory.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/e-collection.htmhttp://www.chinapage.com/oracle/oracle.htmlhttp://chinaknowledge.org/Literature/Historiography/oracle.htmlhttp://chinaknowledge.org/Literature/Historiography/oracle.html
Writing:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908
Jade
1050
Shanghttphttphttphttphttp09
Jadehttphttphttp
Jade spearhead set in a bronze haft, 120
1050.
Shang Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/909http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shang_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Myth/shang.htmlhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22689.htm
Jade:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/903http://www.rightreading.com/writing/jade.htmhttp://asianart.com/israel/intro.html
Chariot
H: 3Image
Westernhttphttphttphttpn_zhou_dynasty
Horseshttphttphttp
Chariot fitting, c. 1050 - 771.
3.7cm; W: 4.6cm. Bronze, castImage: Ashmolean Picture Library (EA1956.1541)
Western Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhouhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htmhttp://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wen_zhou_dynasty.aspx
Horses and chariots:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)http://history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.htmlhttp://www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm
Bridal
WesternWesternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwn_zhou_dynasty
Horseshttp://enhttp://historyhttp://www
Bridal fitting, c. 1050 - 771.
Western Zhou Dynasty:Western Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm//www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_weste
n_zhou_dynasty.aspx
and chariots://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)//history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.html//www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm
Lynch
from
Westernhttphttphttphttpn_zhou_dynasty
Horseshttphttphttp
RhinocerosRhinoceroshttp
Lynch pin in the form of a rhinoceros h
from a chariot, c. 1050 - 771.
Western Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhouhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htmhttp://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wn_zhou_dynasty.aspx
Horses and chariots:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)http://history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.htmlhttp://www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm
Rhinoceros in China:Rhinoceros in China:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceroses_in_ancient_China
Horse
Westernhttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwn_zhou_dynasty
Horseshttp://enhttp://historyhttp://www
Horse jingle, c. 1050 - 771.
Western Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Zhou//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/shzh/hd_shzh.htm//www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/article_index/c/china_wes
n_zhou_dynasty.aspx
Horses and chariots://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariot_(ancient_China)//history.cultural-china.com/en/53H1724H3286.html//www.ket.org/artofthehorse/ed/history.htm
Halberd, c. 770 - c. 21.
Eastern Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22704.htm
Halberds:http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/tombs/explore/north_halberd.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_(halberd)
Belt
500
Easternhttphttphttp09/24
Springhttphttp
Belthttp
Bronzeshttphttpbronzeshttp
Belt plaque with tiger and dog in comb
500 -401.
Eastern Zhou Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynastyhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22704.htm
Spring and Autumn Period:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_and_Autumn_Periodhttp://history.cultural-china.com/en/183History6968.html
Belt plaques:http://www.kaogu.cn/en/detail.asp?ProductID=2919
Bronzes:http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-chinese-http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/explore/explore-collection-chinese-bronzes.cfmhttp://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_4000bce_bronze.htm
Ritual
Yue
Yue kilnhttp://wwwhttp://whchttp://www09/1609/16
Easternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://www09/24
Warringhttp://www
Dingshttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://wwwm
Stoneware/earthenwarehttp://jameelcentrehttp://www
Ritual food vessel (ding), 475-221 from th
Yue kiln-site.
kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China)://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htm//whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331///www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-
16/content_73020.htm16/content_73020.htm
Eastern Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22704.htm
Warring States Period://www.chinatour360.com/history/warring-states.htm
Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of
/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron
Stoneware/earthenware://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Ceramics/ceramics.html
Ritual
scenes,
Easternhttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://www09/24
Warringhttp://www
RitualWarringhttp://wwwhttp://www
Bronzeshttp://www
Dingshttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentre/0/sort_by/seqnhttp://enhttp://wwwm
Ritual food vessel (ding) with huntin
scenes, 475-221.
Eastern Zhou Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/910//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_Dynasty//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22704.htm
Warring States Period://www.chinatour360.com/history/warring-states.htm
Ritual vessels:Warring States Period:
//www.nga.gov/education/chinatp_bze.shtm//www.chinaknowledge.de/Art/Bronze/bronze.html
Bronzes://www.asia.si.edu/explore/china/bronzes/default.asp
Dings://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/902/all/per_page/25/of
/sort_by/seqn./object/1035//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_(vessel)//www.chinainfoonline.com/AncientRelics/Thebronzetripodorcauldron
ThreeThree
mountains
Hanhttphttphttphttp09/24
Three-legged basin (lian) with tigers aThree-legged basin (lian) with tigers a
mountains in relief, c. 206BC - 9AD.
Han Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynastyhttp://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfmhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22724.htm
Crossbow
220
Han Dynastyhttp://jameelcentre
Bronze crossbow with inscriptions
http://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24
Crossbowshttp://deptshttp://thearbalistguildchinahttp://en
Writinghttp://jameelcentre
Crossbow with inscriptions, c. 206BC
220AD.
Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty//www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfm//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
24/content_22724.htm
Crossbows://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/miltech/crossbow.htm//thearbalistguild.forumotion.com/t221-history-of-crossbows-ancient-
//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossbow
Writing://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908
Clay
Han Dynastyhttp://jameelcentrehttp://jameelcentrehttp://enhttp://wwwhttp://www09/24/content_
Seals andhttp://wwwhttp://www
Seals andhttp://newsbeen-included
Writing:Writing:http://jameelcentre
Clay seal, c. 206BC - 220AD with script.
Dynasty://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynasty//www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfm//www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-
/content_22724.htm
and scripts://www.tnm.jp/modules/r_free_page/index.php?id=419&lang=en//www.japaneseartandantiques.com/events_seals.html
and intangible heritage://news.at0086.com/China-Culture-News/Chinese-Seal-engraving-has-
included-on-the-world-intangible-cultural-heritage-list.html
:://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/908
Model
Guangdong
Guangdonghttp
Hanhttphttphttphttp09
Modelshttp
Burialhttphttp
Model of a house, c. 206BC - 220AD
Guangdong Province.
Guangdong Province (south east China):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong
Han Dynasty:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/911http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Dynastyhttp://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/history/dynasty-han.cfmhttp://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_22724.htm
Models:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_architecture#Miniature_models
Burial practices:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917
Greenware
of the
YueYue
Jiuyanhttp://data
Yue kilnhttp://wwwhttp://whchttp://www09/16
Greenwareshttp://jameelcentre
BurialBurialhttp://jameelcentre
Greenware model of an animal pen, 2nd ha
the 3rd century - 4th century AD, from th
Yue kiln-site, Jiuyan.Yue kiln-site, Jiuyan.
Jiuyan://data.clarosnet.org/doc/places/ashmol/placename/jiuyan-kiln-sites
kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China)://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htm//whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331///www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-
16/content_73020.htm
Greenwares://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907
Burial practices:Burial practices://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917
Green
2nd
fromfrom
Yuehttphttphttp09/16
Greenhttp
Burialhttp
Green ware model of a chicken in a coo
nd half of the 3rd century - 4th century A
from the Yue kiln-site.from the Yue kiln-site.
Yue kiln-site (Shanglin Lake, Zhejiang Province, southeast China):http://www1.chinaculture.org/library/2008-02/15/content_33604.htmhttp://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5331/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-
16/content_73020.htm
Green wares:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/907
Burial practices:http://jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/4/901/917