Dawenkou culture, 51, 53, 66, 99-100. See also YuchisiDayangzhou, Xin'gan, Jiangxiprovince, 84, 140,141,187-188, [57]-[64] 189-205Dazhujia, Shandong province, 66,102Di tribes, 352, 356Ding tripods [37] 144 -145, [60]196-197'[76] 231-233, [131]396-397, 472. See alsoFangding, HuodingDongjia, Qishan, Shaanxi province,236,238Dongshanzui, Kazuo, Liaoningprovince, [21] 96-97, 364Dou Jiao, Tomb of, Nanliwang,Xianyang, Shaanxi province,45' U571456-457Dou Wan, Tomb of, Lingshan,Mancheng, Hebei province,388,394,400, [136-137]406- 409Dou vessels, [94] 282-283, 405Dragons [10] 82 - 84,165,167, (73]222-223, [77)233-235, [139]415-416, [60] 197, [95)283-287, [101] 299-300, [104]303, [108]312-313, [1123]323, 332, 337, [116] 338, [139]415-416, [141] 418-419,460-461, [142] 420-421,[143] 422 [159], 460-461Drum stands, [100], 296-298, [101]299-300, 311, 314 fig. iDunhuang, Gansu province, 469,472, 474, 476Ejun Qijie tally, 339, [117], 340-344- 3 6 4Epang Palace, Chezhangcun, Xi'an,Shaanxi province, 431Erbei cups, lacquer, [in] 318 - 319Erlitou, Yanshi, Henan province,106,139,142, [37]-[39] 144-148,149,151,152,153, 156,158,160,161,163,175Erlitou culture/period, 90,108,140,142-H3Ewer, bronze [169] 486 - 487Famen Monastery, Fufeng, Shaanxiprovince, 462-463, 464,[160]-[166] 465-481Famensi Museum, Fufeng, Shaanxiprovince [160] - [168] 465-485Fangding vessels, [46] 164 -165, [59]194-195. [83)246-257Fangjia vessel, [50] 172 -173Fangyi vessels, 263Fangyou vessel, [62] 200 - 201Fanshan, Zhejiang province, 118,119-120, [29] 121-122,[31]124-125, [323] 126-127,[34b] 129-130First Emperor of Qin, Tomb of. SeeXiyangcunFu Hao, 139,146,192,195, 201, 259,294. See also XiaotunFuquanshan, Shanghai city, 122,125,129 -130Fuxingdi, Fuxin, Liaoning province,[15] 90Gang urn, [5] 64-67Gansu Provincial Museum, Lanzhou[2]-[4] 60-63, [7] 75Glasspan dish, [168] 484-485Goldbowl and spoon, [105] 304-305gilding, [130)393-395, [137]408-409, [150] 434-437'[159]-[161] 460-469, [163]-[166] 472-481.inlay, [115)366-367, [117] 339-344, [122)359, [134) 402-403. fei)-[153) 444-449'[157)456-457leaf, over bronze, [66] - [67] 211 -213seal, [138] 413sheath, incised, [75] 226tree appliques, [158] 458-459wire, in jade shroud, [129] 390-393Gong vessel, [49] 170 -171Guan jar [9] 77Guang vessel, [49) 170-171GUI' vessels, [44] 158-160, [87] 256-257- [931 279-281Guojiatan, Xi'an, Shaanxi province,[1581,458-459Gu vessel, [78] 238-239Guardians, 347. See also MingqiHan dynasty/period, 96, 214, 255,303,323-324,388Han dynasty/period, Western, 95,372, 411 - 412. See also DouWan, Tomb of; Liu Sheng,Tomb of; Nanyue, Tomb ofthe King ofHangtou, Shandong province, 102Hansenzhai, Xi'an, Shaanxiprovince, 490, 491 [173] 500-505Headrest, jade and bronze, [130]393-395Hebei Provincial Cultural RelicsInstitute, Shijiazhuang,[120]-[122] 355-359, [174]-[1751 509-513Hebei Provincial Museum,Shijiazhuang, [129] - [137]390- 408Hejia, Qishan, Shaanxi province,236Hejiacun, Xi'an, Shaanxi province,451-[154)-[156] 453-455-461,Helmet, [63] 202-203Henan Museum, Zhengzhou [91]272-274Henan Yangshao culture. SeeYancunHetaozhuang, Minhe, Qinghaiprovince, 70He vessel, [89] 260-261Hongshan culture, 51, 52, 78-81,150. See also Dongshanzui;Fuxingdi; Hutougou;Niuheliang; SanguandianziHongshanhou, Chifeng, InnerMongolia, 78Hornantlers, [109] 314-314, [118]347-348carved, [116] 338Houjiazhuang, Anyang, Henanprovince, 182 [55] 183-185,300Houloushan, Xuzhou, Jiangsuprovince, 393, 395Houma, Shanxi province, 420, 435Huang, 129, 251, 254, [144] 423 -424, [145] 425Huayuanzhuang, Anyang, Henanprovince, [56] 185-186Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan[92-110] 278-316Human figures, 52 (fig.), [3] 61-62,[9)77-[52) 177-209-215, [83]246-247, [89]-[90] 260-263, [123]-[127] 371-384,[137] 408-409, [144] 423-424, [146] 426, [160] 465-467, [170] 492-494 [171]495-498. See also WomenHuoding vessels, [92] 278-279Hutougou, Fuxin, Liaoningprovince, 87, [16] 91, 95Hu vesselsbronze [82] 244-246, [96] 288-289, 396, [132] 398-400pottery [1)58-59, [4] 63-64,[26] 111-112, [43] 157-158Institute of Archaeology, CASS,Beijing, [8]-[9] 76-77, [23]-[28)102-116, [37]-[56] 144-186, [77] 234-235Ivory, 206 - 207goblet, [53] 178Jade/nephriteanimal mask, [13] 86-88arm ornament, [19] 93-94beads, [36] 134-135, [146] 426-427beaker with bronze stand, [148]430-431belt, [157] 456-457belt hook, [143] 422box, [147] 428-429cloudlike plaque, [18] 93coiled dragon, [10] 82-84cong, [29]-[30] 121-123crane, [543] 181-183dragon-shaped ornaments, [139]415-416cup with bronze mount, [149]432-433dancing figures, [144] 423-424,[146] 426double-bz disk, [140] 417face covering, [84] 250 - 251haft fittings, [31] 134 -135hair ornament, [24] 104-105,[28] 115-116hollow cylindrical object, [n]83-84inlay in gilt bronze headrest,[130] 393-395monster mask handle, [142]420-421owl, [16] 91pei, [85] -[86] 252 -255, [141]418-419, [H5]425pendant, [106] 306-307pendant, double-bz-shaped, [20]93-95plaques, [14] 88-89, [ l8 l 93' i3 2 ]126-127, [33] 128-129, [36]134-135rod-shaped fittings, [34] 129-130shrouds, [129] 390-393, [139]414 - 416three-holed object, [17] 91-92tortoise, [54c] 180-181turtle carapace, [12] 86-88Y-shaped object, [15] 90yue axe and haft fittings, [31]124-125zhuo bracelet, [35] 131 -133Jiahu, Wuyang, Henan province,52-53-87581 | INDEX
Jian-fou cooler and ladle, [97] 290-292Jiangjiagou, Shanxi province, 512Jiangling, Hubei province, 336Jiangxi Provincial Museum,Nanchang [57] - [64] 189-205Jiangzhai, Lintong, Shaanxiprovince, 54-55, 57, 76)iao vessel, [45] 161Jia vessel, [79] 239 - 240/ie tally, [117)339-344// halberd, [102] 301-302Jing'an, Shuikou, Jiangxi province,2 95Jingdang, Qishan, Shaanxi province,236Jingzhou Prefecture Museum, Hubeiprovince, [in]-[116] 318-319,[118]-[119] 346-351Jin state, 248-263. See also Tianma-QucunJinxiang, Princess, tomb of, Xi'an,Shaanxi province, 489-491,[170]-[171] 49 2 -497Jiulidun, Shucheng, Anhui province,300Jue vessel, [51] 174-175Keshengzhuang culture, 68Lacquer, 308-309, 331-335, 429,431- 433cabinet and vessels, [114] 334-335coffin, painted, [113] 331-333deer, [1091314-315dou container, [108] 312-313drum stand, 298 fig. ierbei cups, [in] 318-319guardian animal, [118] 346-348inlay in bronze zun, 337 fig. ihe box, [107] 310 - 311screen, [no] 316-317Lake Dongting, 225Lake Poyang, 340Lamps, [135]-[137] 404-409Lantian, Shaanxi province, 479Lei vessels/jars, [22] 98, [42] 155-156, [74] 225Li jar, [41] 154Liangchengzhen, Rizhao, Shandongprovince, 105Liang dynasty. See Wang Chuzhi,Tomb ofLiangzhu culture, 51, 52, 90,100, 117-120, 156, 412. See alsoFanshan; YaoshanLiaoning Provincial Institute ofArchaeology, Shenyang, [10] -[22] 82-98Licun, Qishan, Shaanxi province,236Lijialou, Xinzheng, Henan province,294Lujiaping, Longxi, Gansu province,[7] 74-75Lingjiatan, Hanshan, Anhuiprovince, 87Lingyanghe, Shandong province, 66,102Linjia, Dongxiang, Gansu province,68-69, 70Lintong Museum, Lintong, Shaanxiprovince, [169] 486-487Liulihe, Fangshan, Beijing, 252Liu Sheng, Tomb of, Lingshan,Mancheng, Hebei province,363,388-389, [129]-[135]390-405,412,427,429,437Longshan, Licheng, Shandongprovince, 100Longshan culture, 54Longxing Monastery, Qingzhou,Shandong province, 438, 439,445Longxin Monastery (Longxinsi),Qingzhou, Shandongprovince, [152] - [153] 444-449Luonan, Shaanxi province, 61Luopowan, Guixian, Guangxiprovince, 431Majiabang culture, 119Majiayao culture, 51, 52, 54, 68-71,100. See also Lujiaping;Shangsunjiazhai; Shizhaocun;Maoling, Xingping, Shanxi province,420Mashan, Jiangling, Hubei province,[111]- [112] 318-327Masks, [13] 86-88, [57] 189-190,[63] 203, [69]-[70] 216-219,[142] 420-421. See alsoAnimals, Taotie.Mat weights, [104] 303, 358Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunanprovince, 419, 422Miaodigou culture, 68, 106Ming dynasty, 469Mingqi, 367, 386, 489 - 490Monsters. [32], 126-127, [33] 128-129, [34] 129-130, [35] 131-133- [98] 293, [142] 420-421.See also Animals, Dragons,TaotieMopandun, Dantu, Jiangsuprovince, 119Museum of the Western Han Tombof the Nanyue King,Guangzhou, Guangdongprovince, [138] - [150] 413-437Nanyaozhuang, Yuyi, Jiangzhuprovince, 287Nanyue, Tomb of the King of,Xianggang, Guangzhou,Guandong province, 363,[138]-[150] 413-437National Museum of ChineseHistory, Beijing, [i] 58-59,[5l 64-67(6] 72-73- (971290-291, [117)340-344Nephrite. See JadeNishapur, Iran, 485Niuheliang, Jianping, Liaoningprovince, 52, 78, 79, 80, 81[10]-[12] 82-87, [11)83-85,[13] 86-88, [14] 88-89, [18]93-95 [22], 98Pagoda [161] 468-469. See alsoFamen MonasteryPan Cheng, Tomb of. SeeTianxingguanPanlongcheng, Huangpi, Hubeiprovince, 187Pan vessels/basins, [25] 109-110,[81]242-244, 268, [95] 284-287[i54l- [1551 452 -454- [167]482-483, [168] 484-485Parcel gilding, [i54]-[i56] 45 2 ~455>[160)465-467, [163]-[166]472-481.Pearlsinlaid on jade belt, [157] 456-467Pel ornaments, [85] -[86] 252-255,[141] 418-419, [145] 425Pen basins, [2] 60, 69, [6] 72-73,[27] 113-114Peiligang culture, 53Pictographs, [23] 102-103ping flask/containers, [3] 61-62, [7]75Plaquesbronze and turquoise 140, [38]146-147jade, [14)88-89, [18)93, [32]126-127, [33] 128-129, [36]134-135PorcelainMi se ware pan dish, [167] 483Pottery. See also Terra-cotta.bo bowl, [8] 76female figures, 490, [170] 492 -494, [171)494-497, [173]501-505gang urn, [5] 64-67guan jar, [9] 77gui vessel, [44] 158 -160hu jars/vessels, [i] 58-59, [4]63-64, [26] 111-112, [43]157-158hunting figures, [170] 492-494jiao vessel, [45] 161lei jars, [22] 98, [42] 155 -156li jar, [41] 154pan basin, (25) 109-110pen basins, 60, 69, [2] 75, [6] 72-73' I 2 7l H3-114ping flask/containers, [3] 61 - 62,[7l 75zodiac animals, [172], 498-499zun urn, [23] 102-103Qiangjia, Fufeng, Shaanxi province,236Qianshanyang, Zhejiang province,117, 118Qianzhai, Shandong province, 102Qijia culture, 68Qiji Monasteray (Qijisi), Qingzhou,Shandong province, [151]440-443Qinglian'gang, Huai'an, Jiangsprovince, 99Qingshan Monastery, Lintong,Shaanxi province, 459, 473,[169] 486-487Qingzhou Municipal Museum,Shandong province, [151] -[153] 440-449Qin kingdom/dynasty, 214, 308, 309.See also XiyangcunQin Terra-cotta Museum, Lintong,Shaanxi province, [123] - [128]370-387Qi state/dynasty, Northern, 438,439. See also LongxingMonasteryQiujiahuayuan, Shouxian, Anhuiprovince, 339, [117], 340-344- 364Quyang, Hebei province, 438Raptor ornament, [72] 222-223Regalia. See Weapons.Renjia, Fufeng, Shaanxi province,236Rujiazhuang, Baoji, Shaanxiprovince, 252Sancai glaze, 489 -491, 498Sanguandianzi, Lingyuan, Liaoningprovince, [17] 91-92582 | INDEX
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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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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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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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