Ancient Chinese Art History Midterm

Painted pottery jar; Majiayao culture (~2000 BCE)

Standing Figure; Sanxingdui pit (Sichuan); (1600-1000 BCE)

Large jade cong; Liangzhu culture (~2000 BCE)

Bronze pouring cup; Yanshi (Henan); Erlitou culture (1900-1600 BCE)

Kneeling Tiger-Human made of marble; Anyang (Henan); Late Shang (1300-1000 BCE)

Bronze Fanding cauldron with face decor and dragon feet; Tomb of Fu Hao, Anyang (Henan); Late Shang (1300-1000)

Hu-Gui bronze ritual vessel; Plain of Zhou (Shaanxi); Late Western Zhou

Chime bells; Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zheng (Hubei); Warring States period (400 BCE)

Terracotta army; Tomb of the first emperor (Shaanxi, near Xi'an); Qin Dynasty

Human and animal figurines; Yangling Mausoleum (Shaanxi); (100 BCE)

Funeral banner of Lady Dai; Mawangdui Tomb 1 (Hunan); Western Han (100 BCE)

Boshanlu incense burner; Tomb of Liu Shen, Mancheng (Hebei); Western Han (100 BCE)

Wall painting; Kizil Cave 38, Kucha city (Xinjiang); (400)

Queen Mother of the West, relief tiles; (Sichuan); Latter Han (100)

West wall drawing; Wu Liang Shrine (Shandong); Eastern Han (100)

East wall drawing; Wu Liang Shrine (Shandong); Eastern Han (100)

Lanting Orchid Pavilion Gathering; Wang Xizhi; Jin Dynasty (353)

Admonitions of The Court Instructess (handscroll, ink and color on silk); Gu Kaizhi; Jin Dynasty (344)

Eminent Women (lacquer-painted screen); Tomb of Sima Jinlong (Shanxi); Northern Wei (484)

Colossal Buddha; Yungang Cave 20 (Shanxi); Northern Wei (450)

Queen Mother of The West painting, tomb mural; Dingjiazha Tomb 5 (Gansu); (450)

Mogao Cave 428; Dunhuang (Gansu); Northern Zhou (500)

Mogao Cave 285; Hunhuang (Gansu); Western Wei (500)

Mural of gate official; Tomb of Lou Rui (Shanxi); (500)

Procession of The Empress; Entrace wall of Binyang Cave, Longmen (Henan); Northern Wei (500)

Wall horse paintings; Tomb of Li Xian (Shaanxi); Tang Dynasty (700)

Autobiographical Essay (wild cursive); Monk Huaisu; (777)

Foguang Temple, eastern hall; (Shanxi); (850)

The Sage Mother Hall; (Shanxi); Northern Song (1000)