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3.4.10 National Museum of China
(off Tiananmen Square) 16 E Chang’an Ave, Dongcheng, China

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Jade Dragon (aka First Dragon of China)Unknown – found in 1971 in Inner Mongolia3,500 BCEHongshan Neolithic
Basin with a Fish Pattern with a Human FaceUnknown – found in 1978 in Henan Provincec3000 BCEYangshao Neolithic
Jar Showing a Stork with a Fish and a Stone AxeUnknownc3000 BCEYangshao Neolithic
Zilong cauldron  1300-1046 BCELate Shang
Li gui vessel (two bird-shaped handles)  1046-1043 BCEEarly Western Zhou
Da Yu cauldron  11th-10th c BCEWestern Zhou
Four-ram Square Zun ( Siyang Fangzun)  1,000 BCELate Shang
Guojizibai water vessel  9th c – 771 BCELate Western Zhou
Liu Sheng’s Jade Burial Suit with Gold Ties  113 BCEHan dynasty – 1,203 jade disks and 2,567 gold threads
Tomb Figurine of a Storyteller  25-220Eastern Han Dynasty – Excavated 1957 from tomb in Sichuan Province
Green glazed vase covered with lotus design  550-577Excavated 1948 from Feng family tombs
Tomb Figurine of a Troupe of Musicians on a Camel  618-907Sancai art
Wooden figure of Avalokiteshvara (aja Guanyin)  960-1279Song Dynasty
The Founding Ceremony of the NationDong Xiwen
董希文
1953
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Socialist Realism
3.4.12 National Palace Museum, China
4 Jingshan Front St, Dongcheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100009

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A painting of birdsBian Wenzhi1413Ming dynasty
Clearing after Snow on a Mountain PassTang Yin1507Ming dynasty
A Fisher in AutumnTang Yin1523Ming dynasty
Portraits of the Yongzheng Emperor  1723-1735Qing dynasty
Pine, Plum and CranesShen Quan1759
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Qing dynasty
3.4.15 Shanghai Museum, China



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Peiligang culture pot  6,000-5,200 BCE
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Neolithic China
3.4.18 Xi’an Terracotta Warrior Museum
Qinling North Road, Lintong District, Xi’an 710600 China

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Armoured Archer Kneeling  210-209 BCEQin Dynasty
Terracotta Army  210-209 BCEQin Dynasty
Qin Earthenware Censer  210-209 BCEQin Dynasty
Han Gilt Bronze Lamp  206 BCE – 220 CE
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Han Dynasty
3.4.20 Wuhan Provincial Museum
160 Donghu Rd, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China

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Bronze biānzhōng bells  475–221 BCEZhou Dynasty
Warring States Bronze biānzhōng bells  475–221 BCE
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Early Chinese Calligraphy
3.4.22 China Miscellaneous – inc. Luoyang Museum
Nietai Rd, Luolong District, Luoyang, Henan, China

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Hu Earthenware Flask  771-475 BCEZhou Dynasty
Lacquered Ding vessel  475–221 BCEZhou Dynasty
Western Han hollow earthenware brick with snake and tortoise  207 BCE – 220 CEHan Dynasty
Han lidded He earthenware container  207 BCE – 220 CEHan Dynasty
Stone Statue in front of tomb. Northern Wei Dynasty   386–534Six Dynasties/
Wei Dynasty
Tang  palace maids  618-907
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Sui/Tang/Song
3.4.25 India – inc Indian Museum, Kolkota
27, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Park Street, Kolkata – 700016. W.B.

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Buddha in Bhumisparsha Mudra postureIndian Museum, Kolkota 9-10th cPakistan Art
Siva and Parvathi relief, Halebidu TempleHalebidu, Karnataka1121 …
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Classical India
3.4.28 Pakistan
National Museum of Pakistan, Shahrah-e-Kemal Ataturk, Saddar Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75500

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Priest-KingNational Museum of Pakistan, Karachi c2,400 -1900 BCE
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Mohenjo-daro
3.4.30 Tokyo National Museum
13-9 Uenokoen, Taito City, Tokyo 110-8712, Japan

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Gandharan Buddha  1st-2nd c
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Pakistan Art
3.4.35 Japan Miscellaneous
inc Musée National des Beaux-Arts de l’Occident

7-7 Ueno Imperial Grant Park, Taitō, Tokyo, Japan


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Ryōan-ji Zen garden, Kyotolate 15th cMing Dynasty
Madame Marie-Henriette Berthelot de Pléneuf, Portrait of Nattier, Jean-Marc1739Rococo
Black Hawk and two crowsYosa Buson18th cMuomachi Period
Great Wave , The (Off Kanagawa) [from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji]Hokusai, Katsushika 1831Romanticism/Ukiyo-e
Girl with BraidsModigliani, Amedeo Clement1918Expressionism
VictoireLalique, Rene1928Art Deco
Mr StellaShiraga, Kazuō 1958
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Action Painting
3.4.40 National Museum of Korea, Seoul
137 Seobinggo-ro, Seobinggo-dong, Yongsan-gu, South Korea

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Pottery with applique design  6,000-4,000 BCE
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Ancient Korean Art
3.4.45 Taiwan National Palace Museum
o. 221, Sec 2, Zhi Shan Rd, Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan 111

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Song Dynasty depiction of Yu the GreatMa Lin960-1279Song Dynasty (when produced)
Travellers by Streams & Mountains Fan Kuan1000
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Nothern Landscape style
3.4.48 Jardine House, Hong Kong
1 Connaught Pl, Central, Hong Kong

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Double OvalMoore, Henry1966
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Sculpture Art
3.4.50 Indonesia inc Magelang, Java
Central Java, Indonesia

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Borobudur Temple SculpturesNarrative of 1460 relief panelsc900
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Sailendra Dynasty
3.4.55 National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600, Australia


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Blue Poles (aka No.11, 1952)Pollock, Jackson1952Action Painting
Blue Poles (aka No.11, 1952)Pollock, Jackson1952
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Abstract
3.4.90 Miscellaneous Asia and Australasia

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Khmer reliefsSiem Reap, Cambodia950-1220Khmer
Khmer traditional mural painting. Phnom PenhPhnom Penh, Cambodiac1000Khmer
Angkor Wat/Angkor  ThomSiem Reap, Cambodia1113-1150Khmer
Bayon templeSiem Reap, Cambodia11th-13th cKhmer
Emerald Buddha, BangkokThailand1782Buddhist
Self-Portrait with Skull, WarholNational Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia1977Pop Art

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