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- Page 10 and 11: THE WHITE HOUSEWASHINGTONJune 24,19
- Page 12 and 13: China offers this important exhibit
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- Page 17 and 18: AcknowledgmentsFive years ago, when
- Page 19: Archaeological Sites
- Page 22 and 23: BRONZE AGE CHINACHU ANDOTHERCULTURE
- Page 24: CHINESE HISTORICAL PERIODS AND DYNA
- Page 27: since Shen Nong, or Yan Di —the f
- Page 31 and 32: Hardstone owl; height 34.1(i3 3 /s)
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- Page 37 and 38: archaeologists were scarce and supe
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- Page 41 and 42: Bronze spirit tree; height384 (151
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- Page 54 and 55: exhibit similarities to those of th
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- Page 58 and 59: kind of graphic notation. These mar
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- Page 62 and 63: 3Painted pottery ping flaskHeight 3
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9Painted pottery guan jarHeight 21.
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Aerial view of the femalespirit tem
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of the eponymous female spirit —
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FIG. i. Jade coiled dragon;height 2
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n1 Two-thirds of the mound had been
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13impressive of the Niuheliang tomb
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89 I HONCSHAN CULTURE
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i6i6Jade owlWidth 3.8 (iV 2 )Hongsh
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i8i8Cloudlike jade plaqueHeight 12.
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20FIG. 2. Triple-bi'-shapedjade pen
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vey the impression that she is talk
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THE DAWENKOUAND SHANDONGLONCSHANCUL
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alligator scutes (probably the rema
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groups, each with distinct customs.
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FIG. i. Jade blade incisedwith gogg
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Painted pottery pen basin;height 20
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25Painted pottery pan basinHeight 8
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26a26Two painted pottery hu vessels
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2/a27Two painted pottery pen basins
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28Jade and bone hair ornament inlai
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THE LIANCZHU The Liangzhu culture i
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Of all Liangzhu achievements, jade
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2 9Jade congHeight 10 (3 7s), exter
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the motif by elevating it into reli
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FIG. i. Reconstruction ofthe axe an
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A pair of clawed feet, also represe
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by two winglike shapes covered with
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35Jade zhuo braceletHeight 2.6 (i),
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Cat. 35, incised and carveddecorati
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rated surfaces, spherical beads —
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The Epic of the Three DynastiesBRON
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Yangzi River (cats. 65-75) and Daya
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Conjectural reconstructionof one of
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37interiorouter mold sections would
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FIG. i. Cat 38: inlayand cross sect
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40perforation, the same four segmen
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FIG. i. Plan of Tomb 612 atDadianzi
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the early Shang bronzes did not ari
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42Painted pottery lei jarHeight 30
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43Painted pottery hu jarHeight 40.5
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159 I TOMBS OF THE LOWER XIAJIADIAN
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45Pottery jiao vesselHeight 18 (7 V
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Conjectural reconstructionof the ed
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ing a dedicatory inscription to ano
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Cat 67 from above andside: decorati
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4»Bronze owl-shaped zun vesselHeig
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Cat. 49 from above andside. After Z
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1/3 | TOMB 5 AT XIAOTUN
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51Bronze jue vesselHeight 37.3 (i4
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for binding the axe to the shaft; t
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179 I TOMB 5 AT XIAOTUN
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54a. Jade craneLength 12 (4 3 / 4 )
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Bovid scapulas excavated in1971 fro
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56ancestral sacrifices, so that the
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THE TOMB ATDAYANGZHOU,XIN'GAN,JIANG
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57Bronze two-sided maskHeight 53 (2
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58Bronze tigerHeight 25.5 (10), wid
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59Bronze fangding vesselHeight 97 (
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6oBronze ding tripodHeight 62.4 (24
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6iBronze yan steamerHeight 105 (41
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2OOBRONZE ACE CHINA
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63Bronze helmetHeight 18.7 (/Vs), w
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64Bronze bo bellHeight 33 (13), wei
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SACRIFICIAL PITSAT SANXINGDUI,GUANG
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65Bronze standing figureHeight 262
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6666sideBronze human head with gold
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67213 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINC
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68215 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINC
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6969sideBronze mask with hooked-clo
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masks, some of which are pieced at
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7iBronze figure with headdressHeigh
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73by strong modeling; the surface i
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74Bronze lei vesselHeight 54 (21 y
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227 I SACRIFICIAL PITS AT SANXINGDU
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FIG. i. Remains of chariotsin the s
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76Bronze ding tripod with five hand
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Zhou bronzes, the motif is delibera
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single head — or, alternatively,
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(c. 1045 BCE) and was rewarded with
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79these two neighboring families; o
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8oFeng bronze zun vesselHeight 16.8
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Reverent and illustrious was the St
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245 I BRONZES FROM ZHUANCBAI
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six animals climb its sides, and tw
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body of the dead and his or her pos
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85Jade pel pectoralLength c. 50 (19
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86Jade pel pectoralLength c. 150 (5
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256 I BRONZE ACE CHINA
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88Hare-shaped bronze zun vesselHeig
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8 9Bronze he vesselHe vessels of th
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90Cylindrical bronze vessel with pe
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CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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Cat. 95, detailcates the pervasiven
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CHU TOMBS ATXIASI, XICHUAN,HENAN PR
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9iChime of twenty-six bronze zhong
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ful and am at ease and composed. I
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cat. 105), numerous lacquered wood
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92Bronze huoding tripod, pair of li
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28O I CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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94Bronze dou vessel inlaid with tur
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284 I CHU AND OTHER CULTURES
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generally believed to have been one
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traditionally associated with the h
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97without lidFIG. i. Profile and cr
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98Bronze filterHeight 88.5 (34 3 /
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scribed with the name of King Yichu
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to hold the wings, and a crown of d
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1O1Bronze drum standHeight 54 (2i l
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1O2Bronze triple ji halberdLength (
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104Two bronze mat weightsHeight 8.0
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than hammered from sheets, the conv
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in common use in the central plains
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advances in joinery techniques, gav
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complement on the left is portrayed
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FIG. i. Cat. 108: profile;lid and h
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315 I CHU LACQUERS FROM HUBEI
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and secured within the wooden frame
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mbunusual arrangement executed with
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FIG. i. Brocade bandssecuring the w
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1123detail112a. Embroidered luo gau
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FIG. i. Weave structureof four cros
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FIG. 2. Drawing of woodfigure cloth
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TOMB 2 ATBAOSHAN,JINGMEN,HUBEI PROV
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ii3Painted lacquer coffinHeight 45
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behind the bird-over-dragon scheme
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ii4Lacquer cabinet and vesselsHeigh
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FIG. i. Bronze zun inlaidwith lacqu
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BRONZE EJUN Ql)IE TALLY FROMQIUJIAH
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FIG. i. Five joined talliesin cross
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command the Jiyin [?] official Dao
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FIG. 1. Painted lacquerbird with an
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119Ten bamboo slipsLength 64-71 (25
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Pan Cheng employed several turtle a
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FIG. i. Conjectural reconstructiono
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12OTwo bronze three-pronged objects
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121Bronze winged mythical animal in
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122Bronze mythical animal inlaid wi
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The Grandeur of EmpiresEARLY IMPERI
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of the First Emperor's army (cats.
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forces symbolically defending the i
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some precise metaphysical idea but
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Cross section of one ofthe pits, sh
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vidual physiognomies is not merely
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The figure exemplifies the key styl
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thigh, holds the arm of the crossbo
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status during the Western Zhou peri
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Excavation photograph ofPit i, with
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Excavation photograph ofDou Wans ja
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11 R12FIG. i. Schematic drawingof t
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130earlier face coverings. Liu Shen
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FIG. i. The top, underside,and two
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fierce creatures." In western regio
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that splays outward to a domed lid
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The pregnant female figure, however
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to Mount Kunlun, a peak that reache
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hands of servants or immortals and
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FIG. i. Cat. 136 from above.After Z
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THE TOMB OFTHE KING OFNANYUE ATXIAN
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Indeed, the contents and constructi
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414 I EARLY IMPERIAL CHINA
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stronger state to the north. His ja
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141Jade pei ornament with dragonand
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142Jade monster mask with bi diskHe
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H3Jade belt hookHeight 6.2 (2 ! / 2
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The second ring is also an unusual
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146Jade dancing figureHeight 3.5 (i
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H7Jade boxHeight 7.7 (3'A), diam. 9
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148Jade beaker with bronze basin st
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149Bronze mounted jade cupHeight 14
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1503150Three gilt bronze fittings f
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150cdetail
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BUDDHISTSCULPTURE FROMMONASTERYSITE
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i5iPainted stone standing Buddhawit
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first using a white base, then fles
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usnisa—the seat of his transcende
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terminating in an elegant pattern,
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their bronze vessels, abandoned Cha
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155Parcel-gilt silver pan dish with
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cal examples of Tang decorative tre
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tongue the other; four rectangular
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stone survives on one of the ducks
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tions. Empress Wu Zetian entertaine
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The Famen Monasterypagoda prior to
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i6oParcel-gilt silver khakkhara (mo
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467 I FAMEN MONASTERY AT FUFENC
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pies, such as the Famen Monastery's
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just 11.8 by 8.4 centimeters — co
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generally bowl-shaped, with a cover
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164Parcel-gilt silver casket with t
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Like the scenes on the side, these
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links the cover to the handle. Side
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The principle of its construction,
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circles of spur marks, fourteen in
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at Dunhuang (Gansu province), a key
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487 I FAMEN MONASTERY AT FUFENC
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The great cosmopolitan city of Xi'a
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tend to be somewhat less freely scu
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1/1A group of five painted pottery
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1/2A group of twelve painted potter
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173A group of six painted pottery f
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over the intervening decades the el
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South wall and ceiling ofthe antero
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J/4Painted marble relief of attenda
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V4175Painted marble relief of music
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the better-known developments in th
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AfterwordSU BAI | Most of the treas
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New Understandings of Chinese Prehi
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the relationship and chronology of
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Objects in this exhibition from the
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remains an issue, most scholars hav
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Cat. 68, detailjects and the writte
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culture at Yinxu and thus the late
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tionship between the Shang and the
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ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE DISTANT REGIONST
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Issues Concerning the Formation, De
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of the Shang. 7 The Shi ji (Records
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state, although they were regarded
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The Chu absorbed elements of other
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Several other discoveries testify t
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1 Karlbeck 1926.2 ¥019853,262-269.
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acter, ao ("concave" or "sunken"),
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Yuan (the Emperor Gaozu of the Tang
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the tunnel outside the stone door o
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ConcordanceCHINESE TEXTSBai Qi zhua
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MiaodigouMiaopingMinheMogaokuMopan
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Empress TaimuEmpress WuEpang (Afang
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wuren dongwu wenWushier bingfangYao
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BibliographyAllan 1991. Allan, Sara
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Zhou Studies, A Review Article,"Ear
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Zhongguo lishixue nianjian (1979)(1
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Liang and Gao 1968. Liang Siyongand
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Reischauer 1955. Reischauer, EdwinO
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Pierre, and C.C. Young. "On theMamm
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Xia and Wang 1986. Xia Nai andWang
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shisi niandai shujuji 1965 - 1991.B
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IndexNote: Catalogue numbers are in
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Jian-fou cooler and ladle, [97] 290
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Yaoshan, Yuhang, Zhejiangprovince,