14 10 149 https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/6ce8a7a1b2beff19a98fd0b4d6cb8341.jpg d762592e80b4489c0197b44774ebb233 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_45.jpg Description An account of the resource Horse’s Head (汉朝) Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE. Painted earthenware tomb furnishing. High ranking Chinese officials from generals to emperors were buried with retinues in order to continue their life style in the next life. Horses were an important part of Chinese culture from the Shang Dynasty on. This head would have been part of a complete horse that would have included a ceramic rider dressed in full Han regalia. Chinese Ceramics Tomb Furnishing Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/9cb503521200223f6abce6e89ad7bb6b.jpg 5648b6a332bc4caf3e990a5282bd386c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_44a-b.jpg Description An account of the resource (镇墓兽) Zhèn Mù Shoù(comma) tomb beasts(comma) （五代）wŭ dài(comma) Five Dynasties 907 – 979 CE. Painted earthenware. This pair of mythical tomb beasts were the second line of defense at the entry of a tomb. They were preceded by a pair of beefy warriors and followed by two court officials. Whereas the warriors were meant to fight with evil spirits who had entered the tomb the beasts were meant to seek out evil spirits and hold them at bay. Chinese Ceramics Tomb Furnishing Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/34b6ed02a14707fc68ff51b50c9f2cbf.jpg 5648b6a332bc4caf3e990a5282bd386c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_44a-b.jpg Description An account of the resource (镇墓兽) Zhèn Mù Shoù(comma) tomb beasts(comma) （五代）wŭ dài(comma) Five Dynasties 907 – 979 CE. Painted earthenware. This pair of mythical tomb beasts were the second line of defense at the entry of a tomb. They were preceded by a pair of beefy warriors and followed by two court officials. Whereas the warriors were meant to fight with evil spirits who had entered the tomb the beasts were meant to seek out evil spirits and hold them at bay. Chinese Ceramics Tomb Furnishing Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/8cccdf60a82ab87058fa51931112842e.jpg 9ae07b99dbbbebeb3c97f1ad9876405f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_42b.jpg Description An account of the resource (鼎) Ding tripod(comma) (汉朝) Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE. Cold painted ceramic. The Ding vessel was very important to the worship of ancestors(comma) with the earliest examples dating to the Erlitou site 1900 BCE. Elegant bronze versions appeared in the Shang Dynasty. By the Zhou dynasty 1046 BCE(comma) the number of Ding permitted was restricted by rank with a king being allowed nine for ritual use. Chinese Ceramics Tripod Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/6553ac93b381b23144fd5807417db491.jpg 0805cdcf6c3da11207345c42b05e6bd6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_39a.jpg Description An account of the resource (罐)Guan shaped vessel with (饕餮)tāotìe design handles. (周代) Zhou dynasty 1046 – 256 BCE. The tāotìe design is said to represent a mythical gluttonous beast but some say it is a dragon. It is a ubiquitous design from early in the Shang Dynasty until well into the Han. The moveable fired ceramic ring through its nose makes this piece a unique bit of ceramic engineering. Chinese Ceramics Unknown Vessel https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/e1b067ea70c14c4afc82268b23e9a057.jpg 44bab1c0f712f5b457e0141e325763b5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_34a.jpg Description An account of the resource (香薰) xiāng xūn(comma) Incense burner(comma) (汉朝) Han Dynasty 206 BCE – 220 CE. Painted grey earthenware in mountain shape with mythical creatures. This incense burner is modeled on the mythical (博山) Bó shān or fairy mountain(comma) a place where wizards are said to reside. It also shows the influence of the Buddhist religion which moved into China from India during the Han dynasty. Chinese Ceramics Incense Burner Unknown https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/b6022847cc117d3d5fe1bb2e350f929c.jpg 8815354277ecf4ff7af082bf815dce16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_3.jpg Description An account of the resource Hu shaped storage vessel(comma) Gansu province (马家窑文化) Măjiāyáo culture(comma) (马厂) Măchăng phase 2300 – 2000 BCE. Red/buff earthenware with purple to black painted design. These vessels were used for the storage of liquids most likely wine. They are often found as tomb furnishings along with other food storage vessels meant to provide for the buried individual in the afterlife. Chinese Ceramics Gansu Province Jug https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/5929b5d4e331e3276c6c62df8c2af6c8.jpg 8088fce562d6622f669963b91317075d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_20a.jpg Description An account of the resource (鬲) Li tripod(comma) (龙山) Long Shan culture 3000 – 2000 BCE. Red earthenware li shaped tripod effigy pitcher. These objects were used in rituals for ancestor worship. Some researchers speculate that the effigy is human and probably represents a woman(comma) while others say it is an owl. Ceramic Li tripods have been found in many Chinese Neolithic cultures eventually being replaced by elegant bronze versions. Chinese Ceramics Long Shan Tripod https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/42e80d4e0c35b505629b6205c32b652d.jpg a18ad6b03d6b278235350f339e246c4b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_178a-b.jpg Description An account of the resource Porcelain tea pot(comma) (清朝)Qing Dynasty 1644 – 1912 CE. A classic porcelain tea pot made for European trade(comma) it was manufactured sometime in the mid-nineteenth century ca. 1830 – 1870. The shape is decidedly of western origin with a landscape scene in classic blue and white manufactured in Jingdezhen. Chinese Ceramics Jingdezhen Tea Pot https://libmesa.unm.edu/files/original/2c6a6650866b94e5392df9122f7144b2.jpg e3f24d3cf1a863b1ba171a2e1b947965 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chinese Ceramics Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2012_91_134a.jpg Description An account of the resource Cream pitcher(comma) Rose Canton pattern (清朝) Qing Dynasty 1644 – 1912 CE. Early nineteenth century Rose Canton porcelain. Manufactured in Jingdezhen and sent to Canton for painting. The shape is only for foreign trade as Chinese tea sets do not have cream pitchers. The colorful domestic scene satisfied western tastes for exotic scenes from far away China continuing the popular fad from the eighteenth century. Chinese Ceramics Jingdezhen Pitcher