Jingdezhen (Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇)|Jǐngdézhèn 景德镇 (Jingdezhen)
Ellen HUANG As early as the sixth century CE, the city of Jingdezhen produced ceramics. It went on to specialize
Bronzes of the Shang Dynasty (Shāngcháo de qīngtóng yìshù 商朝的青铜艺术)|Shāngcháo de qīngtóng yìshù 商朝的青铜艺术 (Bronzes of the Shang Dynasty)
WANG Ying Chinese bronze ding, Western Zhou, (1045–771 BCE). PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. Thousands of one-of-a-kind ritual bronzes have
Porcelain (Cíqì 瓷 器)|Cíqì 瓷 器 (Porcelain)
OOI Giok Ling Ornately painted porcelain bowl. Potters of the Ming dynasty concentrated more on painted design and less on
Jade (Yù 玉)|Yù 玉 (Jade)
Katherine Anne HARPER Workroom in the jade factory at the Yangzhou Commune. Jade sculptures and ornaments were made in factories
Terracotta Soldiers (Bīngmǎyǒng 兵马俑)|Bīngmǎyǒng 兵马俑 (Terracotta Soldiers)
Catherine PAGANI Terracota soldier from the tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi (d. 210 BCE). Each terracotta soldier was sculpted with
Lacquerware (Qīqì 漆器)|Qīqì 漆器 (Lacquerware)
OOI Giok-Ling Visitors at the Yangzhou Lacquerware Factory, with some of the factory’s wares displayed along the back wall. PHOTO
Dazu Rock Carvings (Dàzú Shíkè 大足石刻)|Dàzú Shíkè 大足石刻 (Dazu Rock Carvings)
TzeHuey CHIOU-PENG This Sleeping Buddha is found among the rock carvings at Dazu, in Sichuan Province. PHOTO BY PAUL AND
Longmen Grottoes (Lóngmén Shíkū 龙门石窟)|Lóngmén Shíkū 龙门石窟 (Longmen Grottoes)
Catherine PAGANI Buddha in Chai-fu cave, Longmen, Henan Province, dating from the first half of the seventh century (Tang dynasty).