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Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of Bears, Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C.

Container with Supernatural Creatures and Four Legs in the Form of Bears, probably Guangxi or Yunnan Province, Early Western Han dynasty, about 206-100 B.C. Cast bronze, 23.81 x 13.33 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow...

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5 février 2025

Crossbow Trigger (Nugong), Western Han dynasty, about 206 B.C.-A.D. 25

Crossbow Trigger (Nugong), Western Han dynasty, about 206 B.C.-A.D. 25. Cast bronze with gold and silver inlay, 23.49 x 17.78 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lidow (AC1998.251.26).

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5 février 2025

Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures, Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25

Lidded Cosmetic Box (Lian) with Scrolling Clouds and Supernatural Creatures, Late Western Han dynasty, about 100 B.C.-A.D. 25. Black lacquer on hemp core with red and yellow painted decoration and silver foil inlays. Los Angeles County Museum of Art,...

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Tags: Chinese Lacquerware, Lidded Cosmetic Box, lian, Western Han dynasty, black lacquer

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4 février 2025

Bronze Prong with Snake Design, Western Han dynasty (202 BC–9 AD)

Bronze Prong with Snake Design, Western Han dynasty (202 BC–9 AD). Unearthed from Shizhaishan in Jinning, Yun'nan Province. Collection of Yun'nan Museum.

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2 février 2025

Funerary Sculpture of Soldiers, early Western Han dynasty (about 206-100 BC)

Funerary Sculpture of a Soldier, early Western Han dynasty (about 206-100 BC), probably Shaanxi Province, Lintong County. Molded earthenware with modeled and painted decoration. Height: 58.4 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Gift of Alejandro Capriles...

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30 janvier 2025

Handled Cup (Erbei), Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25

Handled Cup (Erbei), Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25. Black and red lacquer on wood core with brush-written inscription, 4.45 x 14.29 x 9.53 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard K. Lee in memory of his friend Jack Nessley (AC199...

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30 janvier 2025

Handled Cup (Erbei), Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25

Handled Cup (Erbei), Western Han dynasty, 206 B.C.-A.D. 25. Black lacquer on wood core with red painted decoration, 4.45 x 13.2 x 16.51 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Donald and Iris Blackmore (AC1994.208.2).

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29 janvier 2025

Gold Seal of the King of the Dian Kingdom, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24)

Gold Seal of the King of the Dian Kingdom, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24). Unearthed in Jinning district, Kunming, Yunnan Province. Collection of the National Museum of China. The seal is believed to have been granted by the Emperor Wu of Han to the...

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29 janvier 2025

Celebrating the Year of the Snake at The Met

NEW-YORK+ The traditional East Asian lunar calendar consists of a repeating twelve-year cycle, with each year corresponding to one of the twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac. The association of these creatures with the Chinese calendar began in the third...

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Tags: Chinese Bronze, Chinese Ceramics, Chinese Textile, Spouted water container (He), Shang Dynasty, Snake, bronze mirror, Western Han dynasty, Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Eastern Han dynasty, Jin-Yuan dynasty (1115-1368), Tang Dynasty (618-907), Daoist priest, Zodiac animal, Song Dynasty (960-1279), Zhenwu, Cizhou, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli Period (1573-1620), Silk, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Fahua, “Legend of the White Snake”

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22 janvier 2025

Gold discs, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24)

Gold discs, from the tomb of Liu He (92-59 BC), the King of Changyi, the ninth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) and Marquis of Haihun, in Xinjian, Jiangxi Province. Collection of the Jiangxi Museum. Photo courtesy Nanyue King Museum.

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Tags: Chinese Gold, Gold disc, Liu He (92-59 BC), Western Han dynasty, Marquis of Haihun

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