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Shang Dynasty Jade: Oracle Bones & Ritual Gems
Explore Shang dynasty jade culture — oracle bone divination and jade offerings, animal and human jade figures, turquoise inlay in bronze, Fu Hao's extraordinary tomb assemblage of 750 jade objects,...
Shang Dynasty Jade: Oracle Bones & Ritual Gems
Explore Shang dynasty jade culture — oracle bone divination and jade offerings, animal and human jade figures, turquoise inlay in bronze, Fu Hao's extraordinary tomb assemblage of 750 jade objects,...
Neolithic Chinese Jade: Hongshan & Liangzhu Cul...
Explore the world's first jade civilizations — the Hongshan culture's pig-dragon pendants and Goddess Temple, the Liangzhu culture's extraordinary bi discs and cong tubes, the taotie cosmic face, and the...
Neolithic Chinese Jade: Hongshan & Liangzhu Cul...
Explore the world's first jade civilizations — the Hongshan culture's pig-dragon pendants and Goddess Temple, the Liangzhu culture's extraordinary bi discs and cong tubes, the taotie cosmic face, and the...
Chinese Jade Cong: Earth Symbol & Ritual Object
Explore the jade cong — China's profound earth symbol with its square outer body and circular inner channel, from Neolithic Liangzhu masterpieces and taotie decoration to Zhouli earth worship rituals,...
Chinese Jade Cong: Earth Symbol & Ritual Object
Explore the jade cong — China's profound earth symbol with its square outer body and circular inner channel, from Neolithic Liangzhu masterpieces and taotie decoration to Zhouli earth worship rituals,...
Chinese Jade Bi Disc: Cosmic Symbol & Ritual Use
Explore the jade bi disc — China's 5,000-year cosmic symbol of heaven, from Neolithic Liangzhu origins and Zhouli ritual use to Han dynasty grain patterns, imperial artistic evolution, and the...
Chinese Jade Bi Disc: Cosmic Symbol & Ritual Use
Explore the jade bi disc — China's 5,000-year cosmic symbol of heaven, from Neolithic Liangzhu origins and Zhouli ritual use to Han dynasty grain patterns, imperial artistic evolution, and the...
Chinese Jade Burial Suits: Han Dynasty Traditions
Explore the extraordinary Han dynasty jade burial suit tradition — the three grades of gold, silver, and bronze wire, the complex construction process, the Mancheng archaeological discoveries, and the cosmic...
Chinese Jade Burial Suits: Han Dynasty Traditions
Explore the extraordinary Han dynasty jade burial suit tradition — the three grades of gold, silver, and bronze wire, the complex construction process, the Mancheng archaeological discoveries, and the cosmic...
Chinese Amber Traditions: Baltic & Burmese Amber
Explore China's rich amber traditions — from Baltic amber along the Silk Road and Burmese burmite through Yunnan, to amber's role in Chinese medicine and ritual, the art of amber...
Chinese Amber Traditions: Baltic & Burmese Amber
Explore China's rich amber traditions — from Baltic amber along the Silk Road and Burmese burmite through Yunnan, to amber's role in Chinese medicine and ritual, the art of amber...