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China

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China’s imperial past dates back to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). In the Eastern Zhou period (770–256 BC), the small kingdom of Qin, situated in the Shaanxi region, began to conquer neighbouring territories and in 221 BC the Qin king proclaimed himself emperor. As first emperor, Qin Shi Huangdi ruled over an empire which comprised the greater part of modern-day China. Qin (pronounced ‘Chin’) gave China its name and the foundations of its cultural identity.

47 pieces

  • Barbed dish

    Stoneware, glazed
    Hebei
    Five Dynasties, 10th century

    Inv. CA-CFC.385

  • Betel box

    Metal, enamels
    China for the Thai market
    Rattanakosin period
    18th/19th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.868

  • Bowl and cover

    Stoneware, glazed
    North China
    Northern Song or Jin dynasty, 11th or 12th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.391

  • Censer

    Stoneware, celadon glaze
    Longquan kilns, Zhejiang
    Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 14th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.401

  • Central Asia camel and trader

    Pottery, pigments
    North-central China
    Early Tang dynasty, 7th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.377/1/2

  • Changsha ewer

    Stoneware, glazed
    Tongguan or Wazhaping, Hunan
    Tang dynasty, 8th or 9th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.384

  • Charger

    Stoneware, celadon glaze
    Longquan kilns, Zhejiang
    Ming dynasty, 15th c. (early)

    Inv. CA-CFC.403

  • Cizhou bowl

    Pottery, pigments, glazed
    North China
    Jin dynasty, ca. 1200

    Inv. CA-CFC.393

  • Cizhou jar

    Stoneware, glazed
    Henan or Hebei
    Jin dynasty, 12th–13th c.

    Inv.CFC.18

  • Cizhou jar

    Stoneware, glazed
    Henan or Hebei
    Northern Song dynasty to Jin dynasty, 12th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.396

  • Cizhou-type bowl

    Stoneware, glazed
    North China
    Northern Song dynasty, 11th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.394

  • Cosmetic box

    Wood, lacquer, silver
    Late Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty, 3rd–2nd c. b.C.

    Inv. SCML.CA-CFC.0823.a.b

  • Court lady

    Pottery, pigmentos
    North-central China
    Tang dynasty, 8th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.379

  • Ding bowl

    Porcelaneous ware, glazed
    Ding kilns, Quyang, Hebei
    Jin dynasty, 12th–13th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.1128

  • Dish

    Stoneware, celadon glaze
    Longquan kilns, Zhejiang
    Yuan dynasty, 13th or 14th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.399

  • Ear-Cups

    Wood with red and black lacquer
    Early Western Han dynasty, 3rd–2nd c. b.C.

    SCML.CA-CFC.0824.1.2.3

  • Flask

    Pottery, glazed
    Northeast China
    Liao dynasty, 10th century (mid)

    Inv. CA-CFC.389

  • Footed dish

    Pottery, glazed
    Huangye kilns, Gongxian, Henan
    Tang dynasty, 8th c. (1st half)

    Inv. CA-CFC.383

  • Four-handled jar

    Stoneware, glazed, phosphatic splashes
    Duandian kiln
    Lushan, Henan
    Tang dynasty, 8th or 9th c.

    Inv. CFC.1

  • Groom

    Pottery, sancai glaze
    North-central China

    Inv. CA-CFC.378

  • Horse

    Pottery, pigments
    Sichuan
    Eastern Han dynasty, 1st c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.369

  • Jar

    Stoneware, glazed
    Hebei
    Five Dynasties , 10th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.386

  • Jar

    Stoneware, glazed
    Qili kilns, Ganzhou, Jiangxi
    Southern Song to Yuan dynasty, 13th–14th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.397

  • Jar (guan)

    Stoneware, glazed
    Shangyu, Zhejiang
    Eastern Han dynasty, 1st or 2nd c. a.C

    Inv. CA-CFC.371

  • Jar (hu)

    Pottery, glazed
    Henan
    Eastern Han dynasty, 1st c. a.C.

    Inv. CA-CFC.370

  • Jar and cover (wan nian)

    Pottery, sancai glaze
    Huangye kilns, Gongxian, Henan
    Tang dynasty, 8th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.381

  • Jianyao teabowl

    Stoneware, glaze, ‘hare’s fur’ pattern
    Shuiji kilns, Jianyang, Fujian
    Northern to Southern Song dynasties, 12th–13th c.

    Inv. CFC.16

  • Jianyao teabowl

    Stoneware, glaze, ‘hare’s fur’ pattern
    Shuiji kilns, Jianyang, Fujian
    Northern to Southern Song dynasties, 12th–13th century

    Inv. CFC.17

  • Jizhou vase

    Stoneware, pigments, glazed
    Yonghe kilns, Ji’an, Jiangxi
    Yuan dynasty, 13th–14th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.398

  • Junyao bowl

    Stoneware with light-blue glaze
    Yuxian or Linru kilns, Henan
    Northern Song or Jin dynasty, 11th or 12th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.402

  • Ox

    Pottery, pigments
    Shaanxi
    Western Han dynasty, 2nd century b.C.

    Inv. CA-CFC.367

  • Pair of dishes

    Pottery, glazed
    Huangye kilns, Gongxian, Henan
    Tang dynasty, 8th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.381

  • Pair of horses

    Pottery, pigments
    Shaanxi
    Western Han dynasty, 3rd or 2nd c. b. C.

    Inv. CA-CFC.366.1.2

  • Pair of mallow-shaped dishes

    Stoneware, glazed
    Hebei
    Five Dynasties, 10th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.387/1/2

  • Rhyton

    Stoneware, glazed
    Hunan or Jiangxi
    Southern dynasties or Sui dynasty, 6th or 7th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.376

  • Small bowl Cizhou

    Stoneware, glazed, 'oil spot' pattern
    Xiaoyu Cun kilns, Huairen, Shanxi
    Jin dynasty, 12th century

    Inv. CA-CFC.392

  • Sutra box

    Wood, lacquer, gold, bronze
    China, Ming dynasty, Yongle period, 15th c. (early)

    Inv. SCML.CA-CFC.0822

  • Tomb guardian

    Antlers, lacquer, pigments
    Chu kingdom, Warring States period,
    4th–3rd century b.C

    Inv. CA-CFC.435

  • Vase

    Stoneware, glaze
    North-central China
    Northern Qi dynasty, 6th c

    CA-CFC.374

  • Vase

    Stoneware, glazed
    Northeast China
    Liao dynasty, 10th century (mid)

    Inv. CA-CFC.390

  • Vessel and cover (hu)

    Pottery, pigments
    Central China
    Western Han dynasty, 2nd c. b.C.

    Inv. CA-CFC.365

  • Watchtower

    Pottery with green glaze
    Central China
    Eastern Han dynasty, 1st century b. C.

    Inv. CA-CFC.368

  • Xingyao jar

    Stoneware, glazed
    Xing kilns, Lincheng or Neiqiu, Hebei
    Late Tang dynasty or Five Dynasties period, 9th or 10th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.388

  • Yaozhou bowl

    Stoneware, glazed
    Yaozhou kilns, Shaanxi
    Jin dynasty, 12th–13th c.

    Inv. CFC.108

  • Yaozhou bowl

    Stoneware, glazed
    Yaozhou kilns, Shaanxi
    Northern Song dynasty, 11th c.

    Inv. CFC.107

  • Yueyao bowl

    Stoneware, glazed ‘secret greenware’ (mise yao),
    Yue ware
    Tang dynasty, 9th c.

    Inv. CA-CFC.404

  • Yueyao burial urn

    Stoneware, glazed
    Yue ware
    Zhejiang or Jiangsu, eastern China
    Western or Eastern Jin dynasty, 3rd or 4th c

    Inv. CA-CFC.372

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