Anyang: Object Gallery


Object Gallery

Draft pole heel plate with mask (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 7.6 × 41 × 1.2 cm (3 × 16 1/8 × 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.52

Draft pole heel pipe with dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 12.2 × 8.3 × 7.3 cm (4 13/16 × 3 1/4 × 2 7/8 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.88

Draft pole heel pipe with mask (taotie)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 11 × 8.7 × 6.3 cm (4 5/16 × 3 7/16 × 2 1/2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.89

Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 20.8 × 5.1 cm (8 3/16 × 2 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.92

Axle cap with dragons, one of a pair

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 21.2 × 5.2 cm (8 3/8 × 2 1/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1911.93

Container (bu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and waterfowl

ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, middle Yangzi River region
Bronze
H x Diam: 37.3 × 32.5 cm (14 11/16 × 12 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1913.30a-b

Tablet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 18 × 2.3 × 0.8 cm (7 1/16 × 7/8 × 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1915.234

Dagger-axe (ge) with snake

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1050–975 BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 21.4 × 9.7 × 2 cm (8 7/16 × 3 13/16 × 13/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1916.28

Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 7.7 × 11.2 × 0.7 cm (3 1/16 × 4 7/16 × 5/16 in)
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1917.37

Ritual wine warmer (jia) with masks (taotie)

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 52.8 × 28.6 × 30.5 cm (20 13/16 × 11 1/4 × 12 in)
H x W x D (with wooden mount/base): 59 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm (23 1/4 × 12 × 12 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1923.1a-b

Ritual wine container (you) with dragons, birds, and bovine heads

late Anyang period, or early Western Zhou period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 50.8 × 32.1 × 35.9 cm (20 × 12 5/8 × 14 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1930.26a-b

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie), serpents, and birds

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Luoyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 35.3 x 24.8 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1930.54a-b

Pole axe with supernatural figure

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1050–975 BCE
China, Henan province, purportedly from Xunxian
Bronze
H x W x D: 33.9 × 15.3 × 3.3 cm (13 3/8 × 6 × 1 5/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1934.3a-c

Socketed dagger-axe (ge) with feline

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1050-975 BCE
China, Henan province, purportedly from Xunxian
Bronze
H x W x D: 19.1 × 19 × 4.1 cm (7 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 1 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1934.5

Axe with masks (taotie)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, Henan province, purportedly from Xunxian, but probably Anyang
Bronze with meteoritic iron blade
H x W x D: 16.8 × 11.1 × 2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1934.10

Dagger axe (ge) with dragons and birds, fragment

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1050-1000 BCE
China, Henan province, purportedly from Xunxian
Bronze with meteoritic iron blade
H x W x D: 18.3 × 7 × 1.9 cm (7 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 3/4 in)
Purchase -—Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1934.11a-c

Ritual wine warmer (fangjia) with masks (taotie), dragons, birds, and cicadas

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 40.6 × 25.4 × 24 cm (16 × 10 × 9 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1935.12a-b

Spouted vessel (he) in the form of an elephant with masks (taotie), dragons, and snakes

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (overall): 17.2 x 10.7 x 21.4 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/16 x 8 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1936.6a-b

Ritual wine ewer (gong) in the form of a tiger, owl, and water bird

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 23.5 × 31.4 × 11.6 cm (9 1/4 × 12 3/8 × 4 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1938.5a-b

Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.3 × 11 × 0.3 cm (1 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.20

Tablet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 17.7 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm (7 × 5/8 × 7/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.31

Storage jar (lei)

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Unglazed white pottery
H x W x D: 33.3 × 30.3 × 31.1 cm (13 1/8 × 11 15/16 × 12 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.42

Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (overall): 17 × 19.5 × 9.9 cm (6 11/16 × 7 11/16 × 3 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1939.53a-b

Ritual wine cup (gu) with masks (taotie), snakes, and cicadas

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 28.3 × 16.2 cm (11 1/8 × 6 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1940.3

Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade
H x W x D (overall): 34.5 x 17.5 x 5.4 cm (13 9/16 x 6 7/8 x 2 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1940.10a-e

Ritual wine container (you) with masks (taotie), dragons, and cicadas

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 36.1 × 27.3 × 24.3 cm (14 3/16 × 10 3/4 × 9 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1940.11a-b

Axe (yue 鉞) with handle, masks (taotie), and cicadas

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade
H x W x D (overall): 21.3 x 7.9 x 2.1 cm (8 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1941.4

Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with handle, masks (taotie), and cicadas

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade
H x W x D (overall): 10.6 × 41.9 × 0.9 cm (4 3/16 × 16 1/2 × 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1941.5

Ritual grain server (yu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and cicadas

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 14 × 22.5 × 21.3 cm (5 1/2 × 8 7/8 × 8 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1941.8

Spouted ritual vessel (he) with dragons

early or middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200-1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (assembled): 18.4 × 18.7 × 21.6 cm (7 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 8 1/2 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1942.1a-b

Knife pendant in the form of a supernatural human

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) with traces of cinnabar
H x W x D: 10.7 × 3.3 × 0.8 cm (4 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 5/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1942.6

Ritual wine container (you) in the form of two owls with masks (taotie), dragons, and birds

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 24.8 × 21.9 × 16.8 cm (9 3/4 × 8 5/8 × 6 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1942.14a-b

Ritual wine cup (gu) with masks (taotie), snakes, and cicadas

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 29.3 × 16.7 cm (11 9/16 × 6 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1943.9

Ritual wine container (zun) with masks (taotie)

late Anyang Period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 29.7 × 23.1 cm (11 11/16 × 9 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1944.1

Axe with masks (taotie)

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 34 × 25.4 × 1.7 cm (13 3/8 × 10 × 11/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1946.5

Ritual cauldron (ding) with masks (taotie) and cicadas

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 35.3 × 29.5 × 29.6 cm (13 7/8 × 11 5/8 × 11 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1946.31

Ritual wine container (hu) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 38.1 × 27.8 × 23 cm (15 × 10 15/16 × 9 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1948.1

Fitting with masks (taotie)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Marble
H x W x D: 8.6 × 5.1 × 2.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 × 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1948.23

Dagger-axe (ge) with dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze with turquoise inlay
H x W x D: 10.5 × 41 × 3.9 cm (4 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 1 9/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1950.9

Ritual wine cup (gu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and snakes

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 32.7 × 19.4 cm (12 7/8 × 7 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1951.18

Ritual wine container (zun) with masks (taotie), dragons, and birds

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 36.8 × 36.2 cm (14 1/2 × 14 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1951.19

Ritual wine warmer (jiao) with masks (taotie)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 21.9 × 16.2 × 9.8 cm (8 5/8 × 6 3/8 × 3 7/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1953.83a-b

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (assembled): 19.1 × 11.1 × 7.9 cm (7 1/2 × 4 3/8 × 3 1/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1954.13

Ritual wine container (zun) with masks (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 25.4 × 20.4 cm (10 × 8 1/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1955.1

Ritual basin (pan) with dragons, fish, tigers, and birds

early or middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 12.1 × 32.5 cm (4 3/4 × 12 13/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1956.26

Ritual cauldron (ding) with masks (taotie)

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 24.5 × 19.7 × 21 cm (9 5/8 × 7 3/4 × 8 1/4 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1960.18

Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie), dragons, and real animals

late Anyang period, Probably late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 32.2 × 32.2 × 15.7 cm (12 11/16 × 12 11/16 × 6 3/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1961.33a-b

Axe (yue 鉞), made from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 – ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 22.5 x 20.3 x 1.1 cm (8 7/8 x 8 x 7/16 in)
Diam (hole): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1968.48

Round axe, made from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 19.8 x 20 x 0.8 cm (7 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 5/16 in)
Diam (opening): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in)
Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Freer Gallery of Art
F1970.39

Knife pendant in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.7 × 2.5 × 0.4 cm (1 7/16 × 1 × 3/16 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1979.25

Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.5 × 1.9 × 0.9 cm (2 3/16 × 3/4 × 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1979.26

Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.6 × 2 × 1 cm (2 3/16 × 13/16 × 3/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1979.27

Lidded ritual wine cup (zhi) with geometric decoration

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 17.1 × 10.3 × 8.2 cm (6 3/4 × 4 1/16 × 3 1/4 in)
Gift of Wolf Ladejinsky
Freer Gallery of Art
F1979.47a-b

Storage jar (zun)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Unglazed gray earthenware
H x Diam: 23.3 × 18.2 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/16 in)
Gift of James G. and Ann S. Ling in memory of the collector and connoisseur Helen Dalling Ling
Freer Gallery of Art
F1984.1a-c

Grain server (yu)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Unglazed gray earthenware
H x Diam: 11 × 16.8 cm (4 5/16 × 6 5/8 in)
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Freer Gallery of Art
F1984.28

Storage jar (lei)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Unglazed gray earthenware
H x W x D: 21.5 × 21.5 × 20.5 cm (8 7/16 × 8 7/16 × 8 1/16 in)
Gift of James G. and Ann S. Ling in memory of the collector and connoisseur Helen Dalling Ling
Freer Gallery of Art
F1985.5a-c

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang Period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Turtle plastron
H x W x D: 7.7 × 10.2 × 1.5 cm (3 1/16 × 4 × 9/16 in)
Acquired under the guidance of the Carl Whiting Bishop expedition
Freer Gallery of Art
F1985.35

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 23 × 14.6 × 11.4 cm (9 1/16 × 5 3/4 × 4 1/2 in)
Purchase — funds provided by Mr. T. T. Tsui, Hong Kong and the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Freer Gallery of Art
F1991.3a-c

Oracle bones fragments, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 – ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bones and turtle plastrons
H x W x D (a (turtle shell)): 12.8 × 7.6 × 1.5 cm (5 1/16 × 3 × 9/16 in)
H x W x D (b): 10.5 × 4 × 1.5 cm (4 1/8 × 1 9/16 × 9/16 in)
H x W x D (c): 4 × 3 × 0.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/16 in)
H x W x D (d): 1.6 × 2.4 × 0.3 cm (5/8 × 15/16 × 1/8 in)
H x W x D (e): 4.5 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm (1 3/4 × 5/16 × 3/16 in)
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-O-1a-e

8 Bone carvings

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 – ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D (a): 6 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm (2 3/8 × 5/8 × 5/16 in)
H x W x D (b): 11 × 2 × 0.9 cm (4 5/16 × 13/16 × 3/8 in)
H x W x D (c (part 1)): 6.2 × 3 × 0.9 cm (2 7/16 × 1 3/16 × 3/8 in)
H x W x D (c (part 2)): 9.6 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm (3 3/4 × 3/16 × 3/16 in)
H x W x D (d): 2.5 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm (1 × 9/16 × 1/4 in)
H x W x D (e): 4.7 × 1.6 × 0.4 cm (1 7/8 × 5/8 × 3/16 in)
H x W x D (f): 7.8 × 2.2 × 0.6 cm (3 1/16 × 7/8 × 1/4 in)
H x W x D (g): 9.2 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm (3 5/8 × 1/4 × 1/4 in)
H x W x D (h): 5.5 × 2 × 0.7 cm (2 3/16 × 13/16 × 1/4 in)
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-O-11a-h

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang Period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 – ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.9 × 2.2 × 0.7 cm (3/4 × 7/8 × 1/4 in)
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-O-35

Oracle bone fragments, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250 – ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D (each approximately): 0.3 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm (1/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in)
Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
FSC-O-40

Suspension bell with masks (taotie) and birds

ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, middle Yangzi River valley
Bronze
H x W x D: 31.4 × 26.2 × 15.2 cm (12 3/8 × 10 5/16 × 6 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.10

Ritual wine container (you) with masks (taotie), dragons, birds, and owls

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 30.1 × 13 × 12.7 cm (11 7/8 × 5 1/8 × 5 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.23a-b

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie), dragons, and birds

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 18.7 × 11.3 × 8.2 cm (7 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 3 1/4 in)
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.34a-b

Ritual wine container (fangyi) with masks (taotie) and dragons

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 25.6 × 17.3 × 14.2 cm (10 1/16 × 6 13/16 × 5 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.38a-b

Ritual grain server (gui) with dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 15.6 × 29.2 × 21.6 cm (6 1/8 × 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.51

Ritual wine warmer (jue) with masks (taotie)

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 21 × 18.4 × 8.7 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.53

Ritual grain server (yu) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 14.4 × 23.8 cm (5 11/16 × 9 3/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.59

Ritual wine warmer (jia) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 25.1 × 18.1 × 20.3 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/8 × 8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.60

Ritual cauldron (li) with masks (taotie) and dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 28.9 × 21.5 × 20.5 cm (11 3/8 × 8 7/16 × 8 1/16 in)
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.64

Pouring vessel (gong) in the form of an elephant with masks (taotie), dragons, birds, snakes, and felines

Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, middle Yangzi River region, Hunan province
Bronze
H x W x D: 18.7 x 21.4 x 8.1 cm (7 3/8 x 8 7/16 x 3 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.65a-b

Ritual wine container (zun) with masks (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 30 × 20.7 × 20.7 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/8 × 8 1/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.66

Ritual wine cup (gu) with dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 27.1 × 16.3 cm (10 11/16 × 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.272

Ritual wine cup (gu) with masks (taotie), dragons, and snakes

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 31.6 × 16.3 cm (12 7/16 × 6 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.275

Ritual wine cup (gu) with masks (taotie)

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 25.5 × 14.7 cm (10 1/16 × 5 13/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.276

Ritual wine ewer (gong) with masks (taotie) and dragons

middle or late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100 BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 18 × 19.5 × 9 cm (7 1/16 × 7 11/16 × 3 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.279a-b

Ritual cauldron (fangding) with masks (taotie) and snakes

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 24.3 × 19 × 15.2 cm (9 9/16 × 7 1/2 × 6 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.305

Ritual vessel (gu) with dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x Diam: 24 × 14.9 cm (9 7/16 × 5 7/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.312

Container (zun) with masks (taotie) and dragons

ca. 1300-1200 BCE
China, middle Yangzi River region
Bronze
H x Diam: 42.5 × 42.2 cm (16 3/4 × 16 5/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.331

Collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
Diam x D: 13 × 0.4 cm (5 1/8 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.457

Flanged bracelet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam (Overall): 1.1 × 8.1 cm (7/16 × 3 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.460

Tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 16.6 × 7.1 × 7.1 cm (6 9/16 × 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 in)
Diam (Hole): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.466

Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.9 × 1.3 × 2.9 cm (1 15/16 × 1/2 × 1 1/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.470

Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.1 × 1.6 × 2.5 cm (2 × 5/8 × 1 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.471

Tablet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 12.5 × 2.2 × 0.4 cm (4 15/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.493

Finial in the form of a dragon and bird in combat

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 7.8 × 4.1 × 0.4 cm (3 1/16 × 1 5/8 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.518

Finial in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a disk (bi 璧)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 7 × 3.8 × 0.2 cm (2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.532

Knife pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a bracelet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (neprhite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 7 × 3 × 1.5 cm (2 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.549

Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.2 × 4.6 × 1.6 cm (1 1/4 × 1 13/16 × 5/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.550

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 1.2 × 5.7 × 1.6 cm (1/2 × 2 1/4 × 5/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.553

Pendant in the form of a fish, reworked from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 7.3 × 3.6 × 1 cm (2 7/8 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.573

Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 3.2 × 3.2 × 0.9 cm (1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 3/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.583

Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 3.1 × 2.6 × 1.4 cm (1 1/4 × 1 × 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.606

Pendant in the form of a fish, probably reworked from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.8 × 1.4 × 2.2 cm (2 5/16 × 9/16 × 7/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.633

Finial in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.6 × 3.6 × 0.5 cm (2 3/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.637

Pendant in the form of a turtle

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.4 × 5 × 1.2 cm (1 5/16 × 2 × 1/2 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.638

Finial in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 10.1 × 3.9 × 0.6 cm (4 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.640

Collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
Diam x D: 17.7 × 0.9 cm (7 × 3/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.647

Collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
Diam x D: 16.2 × 1 cm (6 3/8 × 3/8 in)
Diam (hole): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.656

Tablet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 20.3 × 2.4 × 1.2 cm (8 × 15/16 × 1/2 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.671

Axe (yue 鉞)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 16 × 8.8 × 1.1 cm (6 5/16 × 3 7/16 × 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.673

Pendant in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) with traces of cinnabar
H x W x D: 3.5 × 3.6 × 0.3 cm (1 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.704

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.5 × 9.4 × 0.6 cm (1 3/4 × 3 11/16 × 1/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.705

Dagger-axe (ge 戈) with dragons

early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade
H x W x D (overall): 9 × 24.2 × 1.1 cm (3 9/16 × 9 1/2 × 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.712

Knife pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 2.5 × 5.7 × 0.7 cm (1 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.839

Finial in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 9.8 × 4.4 × 0.2 cm (3 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 1/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.841

Pendant in the form of a bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.3 × 4.8 × 0.7 cm (1 5/16 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.845

Pendant in the form of a bird, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.2 × 8.3 × 5.2 cm (1 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.861

Owl

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Turquoise
H x W x D: 6.3 × 3.4 × 1.9 cm (2 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 3/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.864

Pendant in the form of a mask, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.9 × 4.8 × 2.3 cm (1 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 7/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.865

Pendant in the form of a water bird

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.3 × 9.8 × 0.5 cm (1 11/16 × 3 7/8 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.870

Pendant in the form of a dragon

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 9.9 × 8.5 × 0.5 cm (3 7/8 × 3 3/8 × 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.874

Pendant in the form of a dragon

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Turquoise
H x W x D: 4.1 × 5.2 × 1.1 cm (1 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.877

Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.4 × 4.5 × 2 cm (2 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.879

Ornament in the form of a mask (taotie)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 11.3 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm (4 7/16 × 3 × 1/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.888

Bead with cicadas

Probably Shang dynasty, ca. 1600-1050 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.8 × 4.8 × 3 cm (2 5/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.1

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period or Shang dynasty, ca. 2000-1050 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam (overall): 3.9 × 3.9 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in)
Diam (For Smaller End): 3 cm (1 3/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.2

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam (overall): 4.6 × 3 cm (1 13/16 × 1 3/16 in)
Diam (for smaller end): 2.2 cm (7/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.3

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period or Shang dynasty, ca. 2000-1050 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 2.8 × 2.9 cm (1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.4

Cylindrical bead with scrolls

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.8 × 2.2 × 2 cm (1 1/2 × 7/8 × 13/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.5

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm (1 3/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.6

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period or Shang dynasty, ca. 2000-1050 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 2.4 × 2 × 1.8 cm (15/16 × 13/16 × 11/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.7

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.4 × 2 × 1.1 cm (1 3/4 × 13/16 × 7/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.8

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 4.5 × 1.8 cm (1 3/4 × 11/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.9

Bead

Probably Shang dynasty, ca. 1600-1050 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 3.5 × 1.6 cm (1 3/8 × 5/8 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.10

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 6.3 × 1.5 cm (2 1/2 × 9/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.11

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.9 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm (1 15/16 × 9/16 × 1/2 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.12

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5.3 × 2 × 1.8 cm (2 1/16 × 13/16 × 11/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.13

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1700 BCE
China
Quartz
H x W x D: 4.2 × 2.4 × 1.9 cm (1 5/8 × 15/16 × 3/4 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.14

Cylindrical bead

Late Neolithic period, ca. 1200-1100 BCE
China
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 4.6 × 1.3 cm (1 13/16 × 1/2 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.935.15

Container (you) with masks (taotie) and dragons

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang but purportedly unearthed in the south
Bronze
H x W x D: 23 × 20 × 17.6 cm (9 1/16 × 7 7/8 × 6 15/16 in)
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1987.968a-b

Ritual vessel wine warmer (jue) with masks (taotie) and cicada

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150-1100 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 19.6 × 17.1 × 10.1 cm (7 11/16 × 6 3/4 × 4 in)
Gift of Elizabeth A. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1994.61

Hollow shaft bell (nao) with masks (taotie) and dragons

Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-1200 BCE
China, lower Yangzi River valley
Bronze
H x W x D: 70 x 52 x 35 cm (27 9/16 x 20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in)
Weight: 90718.4 grams (3200 oz)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1999.120.1

Hollow shaft bell (nao) with masks (taotie) from a set

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 18 × 15 × 9.8 cm (7 1/16 × 5 15/16 × 3 7/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S1999.120.17

Horse frontlet

Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1050-975 BCE
China
Bronze
H x W x D: 27.1 x 32.4 x 2.2 cm (10 11/16 x 12 3/4 x 7/8 in)
Gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2006.3

Jarlet (lei 罍)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Marble
H x W x D: 7 × 6 × 5.6 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2010.40

Ornament in the form of an animal head and crest, reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (neprhite)
H x W x D: 7.2 × 7.4 × 3.2 cm (2 13/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.165

Collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
Diam x D: 15.9 × 1.6 cm (6 1/4 × 5/8 in)
Diam (Hole): 6 cm (2 3/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.226

Disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 0.3 × 12.8 cm (1/8 × 5 1/16 in)
Diam (Hole): 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.228

Flanged bracelet, trimmed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam (overall): 2.4 × 6.8 cm (15/16 × 2 11/16 in)
Diam (Hole): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.230

Pendant in the form of a coiled dragon

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 4.5 × 4.6 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 1 13/16 × 1/2 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.232

Pestle with handle in form of a monkey

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Marble
H x W x D: 16.2 × 3.8 × 2.5 cm (6 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.241

Axe, probably reworked from a collared disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 9.2 × 9 × 0.3 cm (3 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 1/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.269

Dagger-axe (ge 戈), fragment reworked

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3 × 7.1 × 0.3 cm (1 3/16 × 2 13/16 × 1/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.274

Dagger axe (ge 戈), probably reworked from a disk

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 3.5 × 8 × 0.5 cm (1 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.275

Miniature hafted dagger-axe (ge 戈)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm (2 × 9/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.279

Tablet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Marble
H x W x D: 15.4 × 3 × 1.4 cm (6 1/16 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.283

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Fluorite
H x W x D: 2.5 × 1.9 × 6.6 cm (1 × 3/4 × 2 5/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.295

Pendant in the form of a turtle

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (serpentine)
H x W x D: 2.1 × 3.3 × 0.6 cm (13/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.301

Pendant in the form of a fish with an ear cleaner

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x Diam: 6.6 × 0.7 cm (2 5/8 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.302

Pendant in the form of a human head, probably reworked from a bracelet

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 5 × 2.1 × 0.6 cm (2 × 13/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.319

Knife pendant in the form of a fish

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 0.9 × 8.6 × 1.2 cm (3/8 × 3 3/8 × 1/2 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.343

Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a tube (cong 琮)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite) imported from the northeast
H x W x D: 3.2 × 2 × 0.9 cm (1 1/4 × 13/16 × 3/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.355

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Jade (nephrite)
H x W x D: 8.7 × 5.7 × 0.4 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/4 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.362

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 8.2 × 2.5 × 0.9 cm (3 1/4 × 1 × 3/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.384

Hairpin (ji) with bird-shaped finial

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 21.6 × 3.4 × 0.6 cm (8 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.386

Hairpin (ji) with bird-shaped finial

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 7.8 × 2.4 × 0.4 cm (3 1/16 × 15/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.387

Hairpin (ji) with trapezoidal and bird finial

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 11.1 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm (4 3/8 × 3/4 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.400

Spatula (si) with masks (taotie), cicada, and birds, fragment

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 10.3 × 2.3 × 1.2 cm (4 1/16 × 7/8 × 1/2 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.421

Arrowhead

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1000 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 9 × 2.4 × 1 cm (3 9/16 × 15/16 × 3/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.430

Arrowhead

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 6.8 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm (2 11/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.431

Arrowhead

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 10.4 × 1 × 1.2 cm (4 1/8 × 3/8 × 1/2 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.434

Arrowhead

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 9.9 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm (3 7/8 × 9/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.441

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Turtle plastron
H x W x D: 6.9 × 10.7 × 2.1 cm (2 11/16 × 4 3/16 × 13/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.445

Oracel bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.5 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm (1 × 13/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.446

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 3.8 × 4.7 × 0.7 cm (1 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.447

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 5.5 × 3.4 × 0.6 cm (2 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.448

Oracle bone gragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.2 × 3 × 0.6 cm (7/8 × 1 3/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.449

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.9 × 2 × 0.6 cm (1 1/8 × 13/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.450

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.9 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (3/4 × 7/8 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.451

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.8 × 1.5 × 0.7 cm (1 1/8 × 9/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.452

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.3 × 1.4 × 0.4 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.453

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.7 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm (1 1/16 × 15/16 × 5/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.454

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.5 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm (9/16 × 3/4 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.455

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 3 × 1.8 × 0.6 cm (1 3/16 × 11/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.456

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.3 × 1.7 × 0.4 cm (1/2 × 11/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.457

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.6 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm (1 × 11/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.458

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.5 × 2.4 × 0.6 cm (1 × 15/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.459

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.8 × 2.4 × 0.6 cm (1 1/8 × 15/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.460

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 3.1 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm (1 1/4 × 11/16 × 5/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.461

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2 × 1.8 × 0.4 cm (13/16 × 11/16 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.462

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.9 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm (3/4 × 11/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.463

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 3.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm (1 5/16 × 1 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.465

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 1.5 × 1.8 × 0.6 cm (9/16 × 11/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.466

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.2 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm (7/8 × 7/8 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.467

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 2.8 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm (1 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.468

Oracle bone fragment, inscribed

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bone
H x W x D: 4.2 × 3.4 × 0.7 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.469

Ritual winter cup (gu)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Earthenware
H x Diam (overall): 20 × 13.3 cm (7 7/8 × 5 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.514

Wine warmer (jue)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Earthenware
H x W x D: 12 × 11.1 × 10.2 cm (4 3/4 × 4 3/8 × 4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.548

Miniature wine warmer (jue)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Earthenware
H x W x D: 4.1 × 6 × 5.7 cm (1 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 2 1/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.557

Miniature wine cup (gu)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Earthenware
H x Diam: 7.6 × 7 cm (3 × 2 3/4 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.565

Dagger-axe (ge) with dragons

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 29.6 × 8.1 × 0.3 cm (11 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 1/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.607

Rein fastener with geometric decoration and jingles

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 34.5 × 2.8 × 8 cm (13 9/16 × 1 1/8 × 3 1/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.611

Rein fastener with elephants and jingles

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 37.4 × 5.7 × 9 cm (14 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 3 9/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.612

Axle cap linchpin finial with mask (taotie)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 4.3 × 2.8 × 4.3 cm (1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 11/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.616

Draft pole finial with mask (taotie)

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (overall): 11 × 3.4 × 6.5 cm (4 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 2 9/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.619

Draft pole heel plate with mask (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 7.6 × 35.3 × 2 cm (3 × 13 7/8 × 13/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.620

Horse bit and cheek pieces with dragons

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D (laying flat): 13.5 × 27.5 × 4.6 cm (5 5/16 × 10 13/16 × 1 13/16 in)
H x W x D (open): 13.5 × 18.3 × 13.5 cm (5 5/16 × 7 3/16 × 5 5/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.621

Tubular chariot fitting with rabbits

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 7.4 × 14.9 × 4.1 cm (2 15/16 × 5 7/8 × 1 5/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.626

Collar bell with masks (taotie)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 9.2 × 6.5 × 4 cm (3 5/8 × 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.630

Clapper bell (ling) with masks (taotie)

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1250-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 8.5 × 4.8 × 4.2 cm (3 3/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.631

Draft pole chassis support with masks (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 15 × 8 × 3.7 cm (5 15/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 7/16 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.1776.1

Draft pole chassis support with masks (taotie) and dragons

late Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1100-1050 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 13.2 × 8.1 × 3.5 cm (5 3/16 × 3 3/16 × 1 3/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.1776.2

Horse whip with hook

middle Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1150 BCE
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Bronze
H x W x D: 14.2 × 4 × 2.2 cm (5 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 7/8 in)
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
S2012.9.1917