Bronze zun and bronze lei (a special drinking vessel) are the biggest of the bronze wares. In ancient times, Zun and lei were used for wine. The jade wares include tablets, bi (a jade ring), yuan ...

A third part of the collection includes 46 examples of the Chinese brown and black pottery wares. These wares, have been collected during the last three centuries by Japanese connoisseurs ...

Arts and crafts abound in the capital city. Of the 48 different kinds manufactured for the tourist market, some of the most popular are: jade ware, ivory carving, cloisonni, lacquer ware ...

"The production and use of jade ware underwent a huge advance, sparking another development boom in Chinese jade culture," she says. As the exhibition shows, Qing imperial jade ware was elegant ...

Around 6,500 to 4,900 years ago, a late Neolithic culture called Hongshan thrived here, marked by its use of delicate jade ware and the initial totems of the Chinese dragon. Both were of symbolic ...