The Advent of Chinese Civilization
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Painted Pottery Jar with a Handle, Excavated in Gansu or Qinghai province, China, Majiayao culture, ca. 2,600–2,300 BC (Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 4
June 24, 2020 (Wed) - October 4, 2020 (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.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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| Highlight | Painted Pottery Jar with a Handle | Gansu or Qinghai province, China | Majiayao culture, ca. 2,600-2,300 BC | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke TJ-659 | |||
| Highlight | Seal with the Inscription "Imperial Seal of King Zaichuan" | China | Western Han dynasty, 2nd–1st century BC | Gift of Mr. Abe Fusajirō TJ-3126 | |||
| Highlight | Blade Arrowheads | Excavated from Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | Neolithic period, ca. 7th-3rd millennium BC | Gift of Mr. Morita Toshiro TJ-4691 | |||
| Highlight | Stone Spearhead | Excavated at Nanshanli, Lushunkou, Dalian city, Liaoning province, China | Neolithic period-Bronze Age, 2nd millennium BC | Gift of Ms. Sone Toshiko TJ-5624 | |||
| Highlight | Jade Axe | China | Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC | TJ-2419 | |||
| Highlight | Carved Stone Monster | Attributed provenance: Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th–11th century BC | TJ-4825 |