Red Pottery Li Cooking Vessel, Excavated at Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Western Zhou dynasty - Spring and Autumn period, 9th - 7th century BC
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 4
May 13, 2014 (Tue) - August 17, 2014 (Sun)
This section focuses on pottery and jade objects from about 3000 BC to AD 200. The items on display present the beauty that ancient Chinese people pursued in the form and color of pottery, as well as the characteristic luster of jade.
Current exhibit includes:
Painted Pottery Jar with Two-Handles, Excavated in Gansu or Qinghai province, China, Majiayao culture, ca. 2200 - 2000 BC
Red Pottery Li Cooking Vessel, Excavated at Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Western Zhou dynasty - Spring and Autumn period, 9th - 7th century BC
Clay Stamped Seal Inscribed "True imperial seal", China, Qin - Western Han dynasty, 3rd - 2nd century BC (Gift of Mr. Abe Fusajiro)
Jade Axe, China, Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC
Gray Pottery Jar, China, Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)