The British Museum, London :: China--From T'ang to Ming

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This material is dated to the period from the end of the T'ang Dynasty (906 CE) to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368 CE). It is displayed in Gallery 33.

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Flask in shap of sewn leather bottle.
N. China, Liao Dynasty, 10th or 11th c. CE. Glazed pottery.
OA 1959.4-21.1
The bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara.
Northern China, Shanxi Province, Song or Jin Dynasty, 11th-12 c. CE. Polychromed wood. H.: 1.7 m.
OA 1920.6-15.1
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Lacquer box sheathed in silver.
Song Dynasty, 10th-11th c. CE.
OA 1968.2-22.12
Cup with prunus spray and crescent moon.
Song Dynasty, 11th-12 c. CE. Silver.
OA 1983.6-3.1
Cup with phoenix among flowers.
Yuan Dynasty, 13th-14th c. CE. Silver with gilding.
OA 1966.7-26.2
Two bottles.
Yuan Dynasty, 14th c. CE. Jingdezhen porcelain. OA 1975.10-28.3, 1924.1-14.1
Two details of a dish.
Yuan dynasty, 14th c. CE. Jingdezhen porcelain.
OA F.1670