Henan Province

Tortoise plastron with divination, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, 127 Xiaotun Ash Pit, Anyang County, Henan Province, Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R041287. The oracle bones of the Yin King Wuding period. Bu asked Empress Wuding about giving birth. Guess the sex of good and bad from the date of birth.

Tortoise plastron with divination, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, 127 Xiaotun Ash Pit, Anyang County, Henan Province, Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R044284. This is a combination of two plastrons, and the inscription is filled with ink. Engraved with 33 characters of oracle bone script. The content is that on the day of Xin You, the divination asks whether the hostile country can be defeated.

  Turtle plastron with filled Zhubu Ci, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, 127 Xiaotun Ash Pit, Anyang County, Henan Province, Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R044852. Inscribed with oracle bone inscriptions. The lettering is filled with ink. The content of this edition is an inscription asking whether the crops have a good harvest, and "Wei" is the name of a virtuous person. What is worth noting in this edition is that some of the inscriptions are directly engraved on the... [Lire la suite]

Fragment of human skull engraving, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, Xiaotun, Anyang County, Henan Province, Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R040438. Fragment of a human skull with the character "Wu" engraved on it. After the Yin people conquered the enemy state, they often sacrificed their ancestors by capturing the heads of the enemy rulers. For example, there is a divination in which "the Qiang side is used by the sect, and Wang Shouyou", "the Qiang side is used for its use, and the king... [Lire la suite]

Deer skull with engraving, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, Xiaotun, Anyang County, Henan Province. Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R041039. It is a deer skull, engraved with 14 oracle bones, and the font style is the same as R041038. The record of the hunting of the King of Yin's fields includes the time and place of the hunting. It is possible that when a deer was hunted in the field, the relevant events were engraved on the deer's head.

Deer skull with engraving, Shang dynasty, Bronze Age, Yin Ruins, Xiaotun, Anyang County, Henan Province. Collection of Institute of History and Linguistics, Academia Sinica, R041038. It is a deer skull, engraved with 15 oracle bones, and the font style is the same as R041039. It is recorded that after the king of Yin conquered the Fang Kingdom, he returned to hunt in the artemisia field and obtained the prey to sacrifice to Wenwuding.

Lot 211. A very rare light-brown and green glazed 'drinking game' tableau, Late Western-early Eastern Han Dynasty, Lingbao region, Henan province; 21cm (8 1/4in) long x 21cm (8 1/4in) wide x 19cm (7 1/2in) high. Sold for HKD250,000 (Est: HKD300,000 - HKD500,000). © Bonhams 2001-2021 Exquisitely moulded with five kneeling figures on a square tableau raising from four scalloped feet, gesticulating in animated discussion and surrounding a game board incised with grids in the centre, the figure glazed in light... [Lire la suite]

  DALLAS, TX.- A beautiful carved limestone figure from a wall fragment in the Longmen Caves in Henan province could bring $60,000 or more in Heritage Auctions' Fine & Decorative Asian Art Auction Dec. 11."We are proudly presenting a variety of fine and decorative Asian works of art, including snuff bottles, jade carvings, fine dynastic ceramics, important paintings and calligraphy etc.," Heritage Auctions Asian Art Consignment Director Moyun Niu said. "This auction also features a group of scholar's objects, from... [Lire la suite]

Bowl, Jun ware, Henan province, China, Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century. Glazed stoneware. Diameter: 12 cm. Bequeathed by J. G. Maxwell Brownjohn. C.43-1965. © V&A Images  This bowl belongs to a type of ceramics known as Jun ware. Chinese ceramics are often categorized by the geographical area in which they were made, as the kilns of a particular region usually made only one or two types of ceramics at a given time in history. Jun ware was produced in the kilns of the Henan province and... [Lire la suite]

Vase with sky-blue glaze, China, Jun kilns, Henan, Northern Song or Jin dynasty (1100–1200). Glazed stoneware, splashed with copper. Height: 29.5 cm. Museum no. FE.156-1975 . Sir John Addis Gift [September 2009] © V&A Images This elegant long-necked vase is an example of Jun ware, a type praised by collectors in the Ming dynasty as one of the 'Five Great Song Ceramics' (see p.36)., although unlike these others, which received imperial patronage, Jun was mainly made for a general... [Lire la suite]