Wine cup with ring handle, birds, animals, and grapevines, China, Shaanxi province, probably Xi’an, early Tang dynasty, late 7th century © 2017 Smithsonian Institution Although they look like tea cups, Chinese vessels such as this resemble earlier Sogdian...

Bowl, moulded and glazed stoneware, Yaozhou ware, Shaanxi, China, Northern Song dynasty, 1000-1127. Diameter: 18.3 cm. Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee. CIRC.114-1936....

Ewer with a Lion-shaped Spout, 10th-11th century, China, Shaanxi province, Tongshuan, Huangbaozhen, Five Dynasties period (907-960) or Northern Song dynasty (960-1126), green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware with modeled, carved and incised decoration, Yaozhou...

Incense Burner Top in the Shape of a Lion, 1100s, China, Shaanxi province, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127), green-glazed porcelaneous stoneware, Yaozhou ware, Overall - h:18.10 cm (h:7 1/8 inches). The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1966.26, Cleveland...

Ancient: This undated picture released by the Shaanxi provincial cultural relics bureau shows a stone marker carved with an epitaph inside the newly discovered tomb of Shangguan Wan'er. © AFP/Getty Images BEIJING (AFP).- Archaeologists have discovered...

Dish. China, Shaanxi Province; Northern Song period (960-1127), late 11th - early 12th century. Stoneware with carved and combed design under glaze (Yaozhou ware). H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 7 in. (17.8 cm). Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection...