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  • Bronze mirror with dragon designs

    Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

    It was unearthed from Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province.

  • Bronze be and Bronze zun

    Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)

    Both Bronze be and Bronze zun are stabbing weapons with wooden handles.

  • Bronze ge with inscription 'wang sun xiu'

    Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)

    Collected in Changsha, Hunan Province

  • Bronze mirror with people playing qin

    Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)

    It is a bronze mirror with the patterns of one person sitting on the left playing qin.

  • Bronze mirror with rabbit design

    Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)

    It is a round-shaped bronze mirror with a cloud-shaped supporting stand.

  • Sunflower-shaped bronze mirror

    Date : Tang Dynasty(618-906 CE)

    The mirror has the shape of a sunflower.

  • Lozenge bronze mirror

    Date : Tang Dynasty(618-906 CE)

    There is a tortoise on the middle of the mirror’s back and a hole used to hang the mirror with thread.

  • Mountain-shaped censer

    Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

    unearthed in 1995

  • Buffalo-shaped bronze lamp

    Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

    The body of this lamp is shaped like a water-buffalo with drooping ears and short legs.

  • Bronze weight

    Date : Yuan Dynasty(1279-1368)

    This is an ancient Chinese weight used as a measuring tool.

  • Bronze mirror with people playing football

    Date : Song Dynasty(960-1279)

    The bronze mirror has a smooth surface. On its back is a relief ornament depicting a scene of playing football.

  • Bronze jue (Wine vessel) with animal design

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    Bronze jue is an ancient wine holder with three legs and a loop handle.

  • Bronze yue (Axe) with tiger design

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    This Bronze yue (refers to an ancient battle-ax) is a kind of weapon.

  • Shoe-shaped bronze yue (battle-axe) with human design

    Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)

    The yue (battle-axe) is a kind of weapon.

  • Bronze gui with horse design

    Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)

    Gui is a kind of food container in ancient China.

  • Bronze nao (musical instrument) with tiger design

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    Nao is a musical instrument used in ancient China. The nao is decorated with tiger stripes on its sides.

  • Bronze measure with inscription “Yan Ke

    Date : Warring States Period(ca.475-221BCE)

    This object was a standard measure in the State of Chu.

  • Boar-shaped bronze zun

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    Zun is a kind of wine vessel.

  • Elephant-shaped bronze zun

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    This zun is a kind of wine vessel in the shape of an elephant.

  • Bronze you (wine vessel) with phoenix design and inscription “ge

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    It was unearthed at Wangjiafenshan, Huangcai Town, Ningxiang County, Hunan Province in 1970.

  • Bronze nao with elephant and beast mask design

    Date : Shang Dynasty (ca.1600-1050 BCE)

    It was unearthed at Shiguzhai, Laoliangcang, Ningxiang in 1959.

  • Bronze zun with inscription“Lv fu jia

    Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)

    This zun has common features from the Central Plain in shape and designs, with inscription“lv fu jia(旅父甲)”in the interior of vessel.

  • Bronze ge (spear) with inscription “Chu gong ge

    Date : Zhou Dynasty (ca.1046-256 BCE)

    Ge, a kind of weapon which appeared in the Shang Dynasty, is an important weapon type in Shang and Zhou period.

  • Bronze zun with snake designs

    Date : Spring and Autumn Period (770-ca.475 BCE)

    Zun is a wine vessel.