The Advent of Chinese Civilization
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Bells
China, Warring States period, 5th–3rd century BCAsian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 4
May 16, 2023 (Tue) - November 12, 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 | Bells | China | Warring States period, 5th–3rd century BC | TJ-5625 | |||
| Highlight | Oracle Bones | Excavated at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC | TJ-4666-73 | |||
| Oracle Bones | Excavated at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC | TJ-4666-43 | ||||
| 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 | Jade Axe | China | Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC | TJ-2419 |