Treasures – “Sun Chong” Silver-Engraved Bamboo-Patterned Cutlery Set (Qing Dynasty)
Before the introduction of Western cutlery to China, all the Chinese needed was a pair of chopsticks.
Tag: TOTD
National Treasure – Pottery Stove with Pottery Cauldron (Neolithic – Hemudu)
The museum says it’s for baking clay like a low temperature kiln, but it looks more like a cooking stove.
Treasure – Canton Glass Painting Screens (Qing Dynasty)
The production of flat sheets of glass had yet to be accomplished in China, so large mirror plates were imported for local artisans, who combined traditional Chinese ink painting with learned Western techniques to create new, highly desirable works of art.
National Treasure – Jade Dragon (Neolithic – Hongshan)
This is the famous C-shaped jade dragon, a significant artefact from the Neolithic Hongshan culture.
National Treasure – Painted Pottery Basin with Dancing Figures (Neolithic)
I like to shake a leg /
I like to nod my head /
I like to make a snow angel while lying in my bed /
– Jason Mraz, “I feel like dancing”
National Treasure – Seal of Dian King (Western Han)
It was the fashion to bury the seal with the dead, and due to this custom that since the Han dynasty thousands of Han seals have been unearthed.
National Treasures – Two Glass Vessels of Li Jingxun (Sui Dynasty)
The owner was a pearl on the palms of her distinguished parents, and when her life was cut short, she was buried with funerary goods of a Princess.
National Treasure – White-glazed Double-bellied Vase with Double Dragon-shaped Handles (Sui Dynasty)
When Zhang Qian discovered the land route to the Western regions, little did he realise the impact on Chinese civilisation in terms of East-West interactions.
Treasures – Male Cosmetic in Bronze Jars (Spring Autumn – Qin)
The Metropolitan Man, as we are led to believe, found in a Spring-Autumn tomb in Shaanxi.
National Treasure – Bronze “Tai Bao” Ding (Western Zhou)
With its elegant long legs, here comes the “supermodel” of ancient bronze ding.