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an old statue is sitting on top of a wooden block and it looks like the head of a buddha
A bronze head of Buddha, Early Goryeo dynasty|高麗王朝早期 青銅佛首 | Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: A Selection I | Chinese Works of Art | Sotheby's
A bronze head of Buddha, Early Goryeo dynasty|高麗王朝早期 青銅佛首 | Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Gorō: A Selection I | Chinese Works of Art | Sotheby's
a bronze statue of a dog sitting on top of a wooden block in front of a black background
A gilt-bronze 'lion' Daoist seal, Tang - Song dynasty | Chinese Art | 2024 | Sotheby's
A gilt-bronze 'lion' Daoist seal, Tang - Song dynasty | Chinese Art | 2024 | Sotheby's
an antique clock with four brass frogs around it
an ornate green vase sitting on top of a pedestal in front of a sunburst
In 132 AD, a Chinese inventor built a seismograph which, at the moment of an earthquake, expelled a copper ball out of the mouth of a dragon and into the mouth of a frog.
an ornately decorated gold urn with four small figurines around it on a purple background
Ancient Chinese Seismograph
The Rebirth of Traditional Chinese Armor Making Skills - Newhanfu
The Rebirth of Traditional Chinese Armor Making Skills - Newhanfu
The Rebirth of Traditional Chinese Armor Making Skills - Newhanfu
a sculpture of a snake and a bird sitting on the ground next to each other
Dragon
Dragon-Placed in a tomb, a dragon provided a means to get to heaven. But ceramic dragons were also modeled in times of drought: "When the dragon appears, then wind and rain arise to escort him." Chinese (Artist) 4th-5th century (Six Dynasties) painted earthenware (Ceramics)
an antique clock with two birds on it
China Warring States period Relic: Painted Lacquer Wood Tiger Bird Drum 彩绘漆木虎座鸟架鼓
two men standing next to a pile of rubble in a dark area with ladders
Chinese archaeologists working on No. 2 pit, hoping to unearth new terracotta warriors and horses at the mausoleum of China's first emperor Qin Shihuang, in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. (April 2016)
a close up of a gold object on a black background
Zhou Dynasty Masterpieces of Early Chinese Gold and Silver from Dr. Johan Carl Kempe at Christie's NY, 12 September 2019 - Alain.R.Truong
Lot 521. A bronze and gold harness fitting, Spring and Autumn period, late 6th-early 5th century BC; 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019.
an ornately decorated gold object on a black surface with blue stones in the center
A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD OPENWORK CHAPE, NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC | Christie's
A SUPERB AND EXTREMELY RARE TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD OPENWORK CHAPE, NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 6TH-EARLY 5TH CENTURY BC | Christie's
an image of a painting on the wall
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a tall vase sitting on top of a table
A Set Of Three Chinese Archaistic Style Carved Jade Cong
a sculpture made out of gold chains on a black background