The Advent of Chinese Civilization
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Roof Tile with an Animal Mask (Taotie), Warring States period (the Yan state), 5th–4th century BC
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 4
November 15, 2022 (Tue) - May 14, 2023 (Sun)This section of the gallery traces the development of Chinese civilization through ancient pottery, jade objects, texts, and bronzes. The collection includes Neolithic pottery from the Loess Plateau, a range of stone tools from Northern China, jade objects and oracle-bone inscriptions from the Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–ca. 1100 BC), and roof tiles from each era.
| 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 | Small Jar with Subtle Patterns | Found in Yi County, Baoding City, Hebei Province, China | Warring States period, 4th–3rd century BC | TJ-2501 | |||
| Oracle Bones | Excavated at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC | TJ-4666-43 | ||||
| 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 | Roof Tile with an Animal Mask ("Taotie") | China | Warring States period (the Yan state), 5th–4th century BC | TJ-5788 |