Home Art Collection Works Collection Search Advanced search Works originating in China (1,452) works on display (44) works with images (1,250) Filter by: Collection area Origin Media Date/period Artist A–Z 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 21 22 23 24 25 Sort by: artist surname oldest first (excludes undated works) newest first (excludes undated works) title image availability accession number China Insignia badge for a noble 189.2000 China Woman's rank badge with silver pheasant design 1723-1735 127.2000 China Model of a horse and rider 550 CE-577 CE 230.2000 China open crown woman's hat late 19th century 297.2000 China Stem cup, cover and storage box 16th century 139.2000.a-c China Chuba with dragon design 18th century 137.2000 China Informal waistcoat circa 1890 138.2000 China Yellow-ground dish decorated with green and aubergine dragons 239.1997.1 China Bowl with a design of phoenixes and peonies 1522-1566 495.1996.1 China Maitreya, Buddha of the future 14th century 566.1996 On display – Naala Nura, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries China Bowl in the shape of lotus leaf with foliate edge 380.1997 China Plate decorated with floral motifs 1426-1435 134.2003 China Narcissus basin-shaped incense burner with 'chi' dragon handles 17th century 136.2003 China Chinese sword 475 BCE-221 BCE 295.2002 China Insignia badge for the wife of a 5th rank military official with bear 1723-1735 27.2001 China Insignia badge for the wife of a 6th rank civil official with egret 1736-1795 28.2001 China Flask with painted decoration late 3rd century BCE-1st century BCE 293.2002 China 'Luohan' late 12th century-13th century 110.2003 China Ritual bronze vessel, 'zun' 11th century BCE 253.2003 China Yellow glazed small dish with dragon 168.2003 China Bowl with floral design and six foliations at rim early 20th century 169.2003 China White wine cup 170.2003 China Leys jar with lotus design 173.2003.a-b China Blackware dish 175.2003 China Silver plaque 19th century 176.2003 China Fragment of Chinese woven silk depicting the swan hunt 1115-1234 120.2003 China Jar with painted decoration circa 2300 BCE-2000 BCE 294.2002 China Guanyin, bodhisattva of compassion 1279-1368 104.2002 China Front facing dragon roundel with brown background circa 1775 194.2002 China Jade blade 155.2003 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 157.2012 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 159.2012 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 160.2012 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 161.2012 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 162.2012 China Bamboo Brush pot decorated with the scene from the story 'News of Victory at Dongshan' in low relief 18th century-20th century 140.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with carved plants and a poem in low relief 19th century-20th century 142.2012 China Brush pot decorated with a scene from 'Sima Guang breaking the water urn to save his friend'; a carved Tang dynasty poem by Zhang Ji (c.756-c.779) 19th century-20th century 141.2012 China Ink mortar decorated with floral design 18th century-19th century 164.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with landscape and pavilion in low relief 19th century-20th century 143.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with bamboo motif and Chinese verses in low relief 19th century 145.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with three human figures in front of a pavilion in high relief 18th century-19th century 147.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with a bearded man in a boat and a poem in low relief 19th century-20th century 144.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with engraving of a bearded man holding a fishing rod 18th century-19th century 148.2012 China Bamboo perfume holder carved with 15 Luohans in low relief 19th century-20th century 153.2012 China Bamboo wrist-rest carved with two cranes on rocks under a tree in low relief 19th century-20th century 150.2012 China Bamboo brush pot decorated with landscape in low relief 19th century-20th century 146.2012 On display – Naala Nura, lower level 1, Asian Lantern galleries China Ceramic brush pot decorated with female musicians among clouds 19th century-20th century 149.2012 China Bamboo wrist-rest carved with texts in regular script February 1816 151.2012 China Bamboo wrist-rest carved with texts in running script 19th century-20th century 152.2012 China Ink mortar decorated with floral designs 18th century-19th century 163.2012 China Ink mortar decorated with landscape scene 18th century-19th century 165.2012 China Ink stone with decoration on the surface and inscriptions on the side 170.2012 China Square ink mortar decorated with landscape scenes and poem 18th century-19th century 166.2012 Image not available China A set of five rubbings made from 'Tang Dilianggong Bei' (Stele of Di Lianggong of the Tang dynasty) 19th century 261.2012.a-e China Ink mortar 19th century-20th century 167.2012 China Ink stone decorated with a bearded man 19th century-20th century 168.2012.a-c Image not available China 'Chaoshou' ink stone 169.2012.a-c China Water dropper in the shape of a dog 17th century-18th century 171.2012 China Brush for painting and calligraphy 20th century 154.2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ... 21 22 23 24 25