Chinese Art

A 3D virtual gallery of Chinese art. Ceramics, bronze, jade and ink, from a continuous artistic tradition older than almost any other still practised.

Every piece in this online exhibition comes from the Art Institute of Chicago's Open Access collection, released under CC0. Each label gives the artist, the date and the medium.

Works in this exhibition

Suspension Bell (Bo) 东周时期青铜镈
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770, 256 B.C.), first half of 5th century B.C.
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Tripod Cauldron of Ran (Ran ding)
Late Shang dynasty, 13th, 11th century B.C.
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Goblet (jia)
Late Shang dynasty, 13th century, 1046 B.C.
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Deity from a Set of Five Pancharaksha Goddesses
Tibeto-Chinese, Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), 19th century
Gilt copper alloy with lapis, coral and malachite · China
Gift of Guy H. Mitchell · Tibetan art on Wikipedia
Wine Flask (Bian Hu)
Han dynasty (206 B.C., A.D. 220), 1st century B.C./A.D.
Bronze with incised decoration · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Plate
1760/70
Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding · China
Gift of The Winfield Foundation
Bell Inscribed with the Heart Sutra
Northern Song dynasty (960, 1127) or later
Jade · China
Gift of Russell Tyson
Green Tara, Seated in Pose of Royal Ease (Lalitasana), with Lotus Stalks on Right Shoulder and Hands in Gestures of Reasoning (Vitarkamudra) and Gift Conferring (Varadamudra)
Sino Tibetan, Ming dynasty (1368, 1644), Yongle reign mark and period (1403, 24)
Gilt copper alloy with traces of pigment (lapis lazuli) · China
Gift of Guy H. Mitchell
Melon-Shaped Water Pot
Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), 18th century
Gray opaque glass with ivory lid · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Mirror with "TLV" Pattern
Eastern Han dynasty (25, 220 CE), about 1st century
Bronze · China
Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment
Bell (nao)
Western Zhou dynasty (1046, 771 B.C.)
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Basin
Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046, 771 BC ), 9th/7th century B.C.
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Cauldron
Western Zhou dynasty (1046, 771 BC ), early 9th century BC
Bronze · China
Major Acquisitions Centennial Fund
Wine Container
Western Zhou dynasty ( 1046, 771 BC ), late 11th century BC
Bronze · China
Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection
Jar with Tubular Handles, Peonies, “Endless Knot,” Pendant Balls, and Pendant Lozenges
Qing dynasty (1644, 1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736, 1795)
Porcelain with underglaze molded decoration · China
Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson and Martin A. Ryerson
Dagger-Axe (ge)
Shang dynasty (1600, 1046 B.C.)
Bronze · China
Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment