The Advent of Chinese Civilization
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Tripod Cooking Vessel (Li)
Found in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, Upper Xiajiadian culture, 9th–5th century BCAsian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 4
November 19, 2024 (Tue) - June 15, 2025 (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 | Footed Bowls ("Dou") | Found in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th–11th century BC | TJ-2476 | |||
| Highlight | Tripod Cooking Vessel ("Li") | Found in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | Upper Xiajiadian culture, 9th–5th century BC | TJ-4131 | |||
| Oracle Bones | Found in Yinxu, Anyang City, Henan Province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th-11th century BC | TJ-4666-43 | ||||
| Highlight | Blade Arrowheads | Found in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China | Neolithic period, ca. 7th-3rd millennium BC | Gift of Mr. Morita Toshiro, TJ-4691 | |||
| Highlight | Casting Mold for "Banliang" Coins | China | Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BC | TJ-5673-3 | |||
| Highlight | Axe | China | Neolithic period, 3rd millennium BC | TJ-2419 | |||
| Highlight | Carved Monster | Reportedly found at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province, China | Shang dynasty, 13th–11th century BC | TJ-4825 |