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To appreciate the full scope of the exhibition, please visit the Metropolitan in person. For events and programs related to the exhibition, see the online calendar.
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Water vessel in the shape of a monster
Western Jin dynasty (265–316)
Porcelain
H. 11 in. (27. 9 cm)
Excavated at Yixing, Jiangsu Province, 1976
Nanjing Museum
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Guardian warrior
Eastern Jin dynasty (317–420), 4th–5th century
Earthenware with slip colors
H. 12 5/8 in. (32 cm)
Excavated at Shimenkan, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 1955
Nanjing Museum
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Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Southern Dynasties (420–589), 2nd half of the 5th century
Rubbing of a stamped-brick mural, ink on paper
34 5/8 x 94 1/2 in. (88 x 240 cm)
Brick excavated at Xishanqiao, Nanjin, Jiangsu Province, 1960
Nanjing Museum
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Nautilus cup
4th century
Shell
L. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Excavated from the tomb of Wang Xingzhi (d. 340) and his wife (d. 348), Xiangshan, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 1965
Nanjing City Museum
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Six bricks with molded decoration
Southern Dynasties (420–589)
Earthenware with pigments
Each: 7 1/2 x 15 in. (19 x 38 cm)
Excavated at Dengxian, Henan Province, 1958
Henan Museum (a, c-f) and National Museum of China (b)
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Civil official
Western Wei dynasty (535–556)
Earthenware
H. 15 1/4 in. (38.9 cm)
Excavated at Cuijiaying, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, 1977
National Museum of China
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