"The Arts of Ancient China": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 32, no. 2 (1973-1974)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 32 | NUMBER 2

"The Arts of Ancient China"

Hearn, Maxwell K.

1973

52 pages

This title is out of print.

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About the authors

Maxwell Hearn

Maxwell K. Hearn is the Douglas Dillon Chairman of the Department of Asian Art, MMA.

Met Art in Publication

Mounting in Form of a Human Mask, Bronze, China — Mounting in Form of a Human Mask

Oracle bone fragment, Inscribed bone, China — Oracle bone fragment

Wine container (zun), Bronze inlaid with black pigment, China — Wine container (zun)
13th century BCE

Wine pouring vessel (Gong) , Bronze, China (Henan Province, possibly Anyang) — Wine pouring vessel (Gong)
13th–11th century BCE

Altar Set, Bronze, China — Altar Set
late 11th century BCE

Ceremonial dagger-ax (Ge), Jade (nephrite), China — Ceremonial dagger-ax (Ge)
13th–11th century BCE

Notched disc, Jade (nephrite), China — Notched disc
13th–11th century B.C

Standing deer, Jade (nephrite), China — Standing deer
11th–9th century BCE

Deer, Jade (nephrite), China — Deer
11th–9th century BCE

Rectangular wine container (fangyi), Bronze, China — Rectangular wine container (fangyi)
mid-10th century BCE

Food serving vessel (dou), Bronze, China — Food serving vessel (dou)
late 6th–early 5th century BC

Belt hook, Iron inlaid with gold and silver, China — Belt hook
4th–3rd century BCE

Wine container (hu), Bronze inlaid with copper, China — Wine container (hu)
5th century BCE

2nd century BCE

Attendant, Carved wood with lacquer and pigments, China — Attendant
3rd–2nd century BCE

Attendant, Carved wood with lacquer and pigments, China — Attendant
3rd–2nd century BCE

Mat Weight in the Shape of a Doe, Bronze, China — Mat Weight in the Shape of a Doe
1st century BCE–1st century CE

Brick, Terracotta, China — Brick

Rubbing, Ink on paper, China — Rubbing

Figure of Entertainer, Pottery with slip and traces of red paint, China — Figure of Entertainer

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