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Tomb guardian (唐朝) Tang dynasty(comma) Northwest China(comma) 618 – 906 CE. Painted earthenware figure. Three pairs of guardians were placed at the entrance of a high ranking court official’s tomb; beefy warriors(comma) mythical beasts and finally…

(茧形)jiăn xíng(comma) cocoon shaped vessel (汉朝) Han dynasty 206 BCE – 226 CE. Cold painted ceramic. Cocoon shaped vessels were used for the storage of wine and are often found in Han tombs as part of the necessary items for life in the next world. The…

（鸡冠壶）jī guān hú(comma) cockscomb pot(comma) (辽朝) Liao Kingdom 907 – 1125 CE(comma) stoneware with dark green glaze. The Khitan or Liao kings ruled north eastern China(comma) Mongolia and parts of Russia. They traded with China throughout the five…

(葫芦) húlu(comma) Calabash shaped ewer(comma) (辽朝) Liao Kingdom 907- 1125 CE(comma) stoneware with honey colored lead glaze. The use of the shape of the calabash gourd in ceramics originates in Northern provinces in the late Táng but didn’t become…

(钧窑) jūn yáo(comma) Jun ware vase(comma) Jin – Yuan Dynasties 1115 – 1279 CE(comma) stoneware with blue flame glaze. This vase decorated with two frogs and two tadpole handles was most likely manufactured in one of the southern kilns. Medieval China…

Tomb figure(comma) (汉朝) Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE(comma) Painted earthenware. Han emperors were buried with an entire retinue(comma) miniaturized in ceramic. This figure would have had articulated wooden arms and been dressed in silk garments with…

（钧窑）jūn yáo(comma) Jun ware vase(comma) （宋朝）Sòng dynasty 960 – 1279 CE(comma) stoneware vase with blue interior and red and purple exterior flame glaze. This piece shows the extent to which Sòng craftsman had developed their skills in ceramic art.…

(青瓷) qīng cí(comma) celadon bowl and stand(comma) (宋朝) Song Dynasty 960 – 1279 CE. Porcelain lotus shaped bowl. Celadon was developed in the Yaozhou kiln area in Shaanxi province in the late Tang Dynasty. It was highly prized because of its…

(青瓷) qīng cí(comma) celadon bowl and stand(comma) (宋朝) Song Dynasty 960 – 1279 CE. Porcelain lotus shaped bowl. Celadon was developed in the Yaozhou kiln area in Shaanxi province in the late Tang Dynasty. It was highly prized because of its…