Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue red yellow-green and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck with a flaring beaded lip surmounts an elongated cylindrical body tapering slightly towards a circular base. Shoulders ringed with design interleaving cloud forms and ruyi patterns. Body presents twelve figurative scenes organised in three tiers of four accompanied in each case by Chinese characters. Base exhibits flowers and flying insect.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a rounded rectangular cylindrical body tapering towards a circular base. Body presents a continuous design of a landscape featuring two seated figures the rightmost of which gestures towards a third figure steering a boat. Details of rocks and tree foliage glazed red and green. Base exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck with a beaded lip surmounts a cylindrical body with rounded shoulders tapering slightly towards a circular base. Neck decorated with a band of rounded diamond shapes. Body presents continuous design of dragons clouds and waves. Base exhibits mark of Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735 AD). Disc shaped glazed blue and white ceramic stopper with a bone spoon and a floral pattern on its upper surface.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck with a beaded lip surmounts a cylindrical body with rounded shoulders tapering slightly towards a circular base. Neck decorated with a band of rounded diamond shapes. Body presents a continuous design of dragons clouds and waves. Base exhibits mark of Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened circular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Each short side presents a moulded taotie design. Neck ringed with botanical pattern. Body presents continuous landscape design with figures houses mountains and trees. Base exhibits mark of Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow slightly tapered neck surmounts an elongated narrow cylindrical body flaring outwards slightly at the shoulders and inwards at the very bottom towards a circular base. Body presents black-coloured incised continuous design of a garden landscape. Plain disc-shaped green stopper.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow slightly tapered neck surmounts a rounded rectangular cylindrical body tapering slightly towards a circular base. Neck ringed with ruyi fungal pattern. Body presents continuous design of seven monkeys in a landscape. Base exhibits mark of Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck with an out-turned lip surmounts a flattened pear-shaped body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Body presents a continuous design in various colours. One face depicts two diminutive figures in a hilly landscape with trees and houses; the other side presents an animal crouching on a rock beneath a spray of peonies and bamboo and a flying insect above. Base exhibits mark of Kangxi Emperor (1661-1722 AD) in orange glaze.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck with a beaded lip surmounts an elongated cylindrical body tapering at the bottom to a circular base. Body presents a continuous botanical design extending from shoulders to base. Base underside presents a fisherman motif.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck with a slightly out-turned lip surmounts a flattened rounded rectangular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Body presents a continuous moulded design of figures houses and landscape motifs glazed in various hues. Metal stopper with elaborate beading and seven inset pieces of coloured glass. Base exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796 AD) in orange glaze.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed white ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck surmounts a flattened spade-shaped body pinched at the waist and tapering thereafter towards an oval-shaped base. Rim and lip glazed gold. Body presents multi-coloured continuous design of two figures in a garden landscape. Base exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One white glass snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattended circular body tapering to an oval-shaped base. Overlay carved in continuous pattern of flying bats.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened circular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Each short side presents a moulded taotie design. Bottle body glazed in continuous botanical pattern. Base exhibits mark of Chenghua (1464-1487 AD) but likely made in 19th or 20th century.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened pear-shaped body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Each face presents a glazed orange moulded fish design. Each short side presents a moulded taotie design. Plain orange stopper in the form of a flat horizontal disc and vertical ring-shaped finial. Glazed blue base exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796 AD) in orange glaze.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One frosted glass snuff bottle. A short wide neck with an inner cone tapering to a narrow opening surmounts a flattened spade-shaped body turning inwards towards an oval-shaped base. A moulded lip defines boundary between shoulders and lower body. Interior presents continuous painted scene of figures in a landscape. Shoulder sections of each face exhibit Chinese inscriptions 百子圖 京師薛少甫 (Picture of Hundred Children by Xue Shaofu from Peking) and 於甲子仲春月 (in the spring of the sixty year cycle of Jia Zi beginning 1864 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck surmounts a flattened rounded rectangular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Body decorated in a continuous botanical pattern in pale green pink yellow and blue glazes. Plain pink hemispherical glass stopper and white spoon.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One grey-white chalcedony snuff bottle. Darker grey-flecked vein. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened pear-shaped body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Upper part of short sides present carved taotie designs. Plain hemispherical orange stopper with black collar and bone spoon.
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Bottle: snuff
description: One dark brown wooden snuff bottle. A short neck surmounts a flattened rectangular body with rounded shoulders tapering slightly towards the base. Faces inset with rectangular ivory plaques cut out at the corners. Each plaque presents an incised coloured design of figures in a landscape. Plain white conical ivory stopper with a finial and spoon.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One red lacquer snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened approximately circular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Body presents intricate continuous relief carving of robed figures in a garden landscape. Plain hemispherical orange stopper with a yellow glass collar.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One brown wooden snuff bottle. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened circular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Body exhibits streaked pattern. Brown wooden hemispherical stopper with darker brown mottling attached to a dark brown wooden collar and spoon.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck with a flared lip surmounts a flattened spade-shaped body tapering towards a rectangular base. Dominant glaze colours are red-brown and white. Lip glazed gold as are the boundaries of each face. Neck and short sides exhibit red-brown woodgrain pattern. Faces are glazed in various hues and present solitary figures in garden landscapes. Base exhibits mark: 房山雲彤 (Mount Fang red cloud). Plain hemispherical orange stopper and red-brown glass collar. Spoon is missing.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One imitation realgar glass snuff bottle. Yellow-gold vein. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened body carved in the form of a double gourd shape the lower lobe of which tapers towards an oval-shaped base. One side presents two Chinese characters 大古 (big ancient). Hemispherical peach-orange stopper.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed blue and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck surmounts a flattened circular body tapering towards an oval-shaped base. Neck ringed with a botanical design. Main body presents a continuous design of figures dancing and playing music.
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed red-brown and white ceramic snuff bottle. A short narrow neck with a slightly out-turned lip surmounts an elongated cylindrical body tapering at the bottom towards a circular base. One side of the body presents a large design of a warrior drawing a sword; the other side presents a small bat motif. Base exhibits mark of Qianlong Emperor (1736-1796 AD).
source: Rewi Alley

Bottle: snuff
description: One glazed yellow and black ceramic snuff bottle. A short wide neck with a flared lip surmounts a cylindrical body rectangular in cross-section with rounded shoulders tapering towards a circular base. Body decorated with freely-executed dragon-like motifs. Base exhibits mark of Yongzheng Emperor (1723-1735 AD). Brass stopper moulded in the form of a dragon with an ivory spoon attached.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: ornament
description: One oval-shaped mutton-fat white jade ornament in the form of a scented fruit.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Exhibits green patina. Reverse presents moulded central stub surrounded by concentric rings with moulded patterns in shallow relief. Innermost ring presents twelve circles arranged in four groups of three. Penultimate ring presents Chinese characters written in clerical script: xxxx而光而象xxxx而去而日而月xxx.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine green jade daigou. Dark green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Lower right obverse body presents serpentine design carved in low relief.
source: Rewi Alley

Wood: sculpture
description: One carved and gilded wood sculpture of a warrior figure standing on a red-painted shallow rounded rectangular base. Figure is dressed in armour with a sword scabbard on its left hip. On its right side it bears an elongated object in both arms.
source: Rewi Alley

Ivory: sculpture
description: One yellow-brown carved ivory figure in the form of a robed bearded man bearing two large gourds or globular bundles and an upside-down bat on the top of his head. Head and facial hair tinted with dark pigment. One of the bat's wings appears to have broken off.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One tongue-shaped bronze dagger-axe (ge). Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Behind blade (yuan) is a ring-shaped socket for a staff. The other side of the socket terminates in a rectangular flange (nei) the obverse and reverse of which present moulded serpentine patterns.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: shell
description: One gilded bronze imitation conch shell on stand.
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Bronze: vessels
description: Two tripodal bronze wine cups (jue) of near identical size and shape. One vessel exhibits more pronounced green patina. Each vessel presents a cylindrical body with a rounded bottom and an upper lip that flares into a wide triangular spout opposing a handle in the shape of a half cylinder. Each vessel also possesses a pair of conically capped cylinders either side of the upper handle and another semi-circular handle on their right side. Each vessel is embellished with three raised linear features running in parallel around their upper bodies and beneath the arch of their side handles.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: bell
description: One bronze bell (bo) with diamond-shaped cross-section. Each side presents a three by three array of nine moulded projecting coils surrounded by a decoative border in moulded relief. Without clapper. Pattern of meanders and projecting coils.
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Bronze: implement
description: One bronze dagger-axe (ge). Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Ge consists of an elongated blade (yuan) behind which is a flange (nei) perforated by a small hole. Obverse and reverse of nei present turquoise inlay.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine of an animal with a prominent muzzle and neck and a short slender body. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Legs are missing.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: vessel
description: One approximately circular bronze food bowl (gui). Dark green and brown patina. Two ring-shaped handles located on opposing sides of shoulder of vessel. Upper rim presents folded lip.
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Bronze: vessel
description: One bronze gu. Exhibits green patina and metallic red-brown flecks. Elongated cylindrical body flaring outwards from waist. Upper rim is approximately twice as wide as the lower. Raised band encircles the waist bounded above by one raised ring and below by two raised rings. Small hole between two lower rings.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: sculpture
description: One small gilded bronze figurine in the form of a crouching lion. Small patches of green patina where gilding has flaked off. Tail of lion curves over its back and along its right hand side. Linear grooves detail eyes nose and paws. Figure is slightly split along its back.
source: Rewi Alley

Cloisonné: pendant
description: One chevron-shaped metal pendant decorated on both sides with ruyi patterns in blue red and yellow cloisonné enamel.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: ornament
description: One blue-grey jade ornament in the shape of a coiled animal. Brown vein.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse presents moulded central stub surrounded by moulded figures in high relief all oriented in the same direction.
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Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse presents moulded central stub surrounded two concentric rings of moulded patterns. Inner ring presents animals and fruit in high relief. Outer ring presents Chinese characters. Narrow bevelled outer rim presents three incised characters 金城記 that mean 'golden city record'. The last sign is a signature.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse presents moulded central stub surrounded by four Chinese characters 羅近園記 moulded in shallow relief and spaced equidistantly around the circumference.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a swan.

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine yellow-white jade daigou. Obverse body presents relief carving of two monkeys and fruit.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine yellow-white jade daigou. Yellow-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Pink vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of double Korean lion.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One bulbous serpentine white jade daigou carved in shape of a dragon. Light brown vein.
source: Rewi Alley

Quartz: daigou
description: One bulbous serpentine translucent blue-purple quartz daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Soupstone: seal
description: One red-brown and cream cuboid soapstone seal. Predominantly cream-coloured upper end embellished with carved tortoise bearing a baby tortoise on its back. Bottom face carved with seal pattern.
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Jade: bi
description: One circular green-brown jade bi traversed in the frontal plane by a rectangular bar squared off at the bottom and arrow-shaped at the top. Dark green and purple-brown vein. Medium-sized circular central hole. Obverse presents incised serpentine dragon; reverse presents seven dots joined by lines representing the constellation of the Great Sea (Ursa Major). External circumference of bi is broken at one point. Bi rests in a wooden four-legged stand with carved ornamental details on the sides and along the base.
source: Rewi Alley

Implement: harness medallion
description: One round, copper and green coloured metal harness medallion. Carved patterns on an inner circle with a carved design of four snake-like dragons around the outside, whose heads project beyond the outer circular border. Engraved detail on inner circle and outer circle edge. Detail on one side only. Pierced ‘eyes’ for attachment.
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Bronze: vessel
description: One bronze hu or zhi with a cylindrical body and lid moulded into an S-shape. Vessel exhibits green patina flecked with metallic orange-red. Four equidistantly-spaced vertical flanges divide lid and body into quadrants. Lid surmounted by a wedge-shaped knob. Lid and body present moulded patterns in shallow relief including divided monster or taotie design.
source: Rewi Alley

Quartz: daigou
description: One rectangular variegated agate quartz daigou. Large slot and hook on back.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine pale green-white jade daigou. Dark green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Quartz: daigou
description: One serpentine rose quartz daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One slender bronze dagger. Exhibits green-brown patina. Upper butt moulded into opposed horn spirals. Obverse and reverse of butt present moulded linear scale pattern and a stylized human mask at the juncture of butt and blade.
source: Rewi Alley

Rock crystal: sculpture
description: One translucent carved rock crystal sculpture of a human figure wearing a robe and headdress.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine with hands pressed together in mudra of greeting or veneration. Exhibits green patina with metallic bronze flecks. Both legs are missing.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: censer
description: One lilac-grey jade censer. Dark brown vein. Cylindrical upper section surmounted by shishi guardian lion. Abruptly swells at the waist into the form of a hemisphere supported on three equidistantly-spaced legs with rounded feet. On opposing sides the shoulders of the censer are extended into carved animal heads the hanging tongues of which curve back into the censer's body. Each animal tongue is encircled by a loose ring.
source: Purchased by Canterbury Museum director Roger Duff with funds provided by the Museum Trust Board on his visit to China in 1956.

Ceramic: vessel
description: One unglazed dark brown earthenware vessel. Globular body surmounted by a narrow cylindrical neck and out-turned rim and lips. Central part of body exhibits broad band of densely impressed vertical dotted lines contained within transverse linear boundaries and divided by a single central transverse line. Neck and upper shoulder exhibit narrower band of incised transverse linear features.
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Ceramic: tile
description: One unglazed light tan earthenware roof ridge tile surmounted by a stylised horse with an over-sized head. Incised details of horse's mane and saddle and incised wave patterns where horse's legs join base of tile.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: vessel
description: One unglazed brown earthenware vessel. Upper two thirds of vessel present loosely painted geometric patterns in dark brown pigment. Two small curved handles extend from lip to shoulder on opposing sides.
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Ceramic: figure
description: One unglazed grey-tan earthenware figure. Figure is moulded in the form of a hollow cylinder truncated at the hip. The arms are raised with the hands pressed to the cheeks and the tongue protruding. Traces of red and brown pigment on eyes nose and tongue.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: ornament
description: One yellow-brown hollow bone cylinder narrowing slightly at the waist. Exterior surface presents incised patterning.
source: Rewi Alley

Horn: fragment
description: One cone-shaped hollow red-brown horn fragment. Exhibits incised geometric patterns near its base.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: ornament
description: One yellow-brown hollow bone cylinder. Waist exhibits two parallel grooves incised around outer circumference. Flares slightly outwards towards the ends each of which presents a carved lip.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: ornament
description: One yellow-brown hollow bone cylinder. One end tapers slightly; the other end is transversely cut at an angle. Body of object presents continuous incised diamond pattern.
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Bone: ornament
description: One yellow-brown solid bone fragment in the form of a slightly flattened cylinder. Incised pattern of crisscrossing lines extends along one third of the object's body. Incised end of bone also exhibits a small hole piercing the longitudinal axis for about 8mm.
source: Rewi Alley

Horn: fragment
description: One cup-shaped light tan horn fragment cut from the coronet of a deer antler. Exterior surface exhibits traces of red-ochre and green colouring.
source: Rewi Alley

Stone: shard
description: One white and light tan disc-shaped carved stone shard. Flat on one side and convex on the other. Presents a small circular central piercing. Nearly half of the rim has been broken off.
source: Rewi Alley

Stone: shard
description: One cream and tan disc-shaped carved stone shard with a slightly hemispherical cross-section. Presents a small circular central piercing. Part of the rim has been broken off.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: fragment
description: One cream-yellow solid bone fragment in the form of a short flattened cylinder with a large notch cut out of one end.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: fragment
description: One long slender light brown bone fragment resembling a spatula. Exhibits traces of green colouring.
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Jade: bi
description: One circular translucent blue-grey jade bi. Small circular central hole. Obverse presents gu-wen grain pattern. Reverse divided into two concentric rings. Inner ring presents pattern of linear marks. Outer ring presents eight larger trigrams (bagua).
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: qi
description: One circular yellow-brown jade qi. Darker brown vein. Sagittal cross-section tapers inward from obverse to reverse. Obverse presents Yin-Yang symbol surrounded by an annular grain pattern. Reverse presents transverse piercing with light blue cord threaded through.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: ornament
description: One crescent shaped white jade ornament of an animal. Light brown vein. Four square legs projecting from body and long curving tail. Obverse and reverse present incised pattern on head and body.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: cylinder
description: One jade cylinder. Splayed to either end and drilled lengthwise.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: adze-shaped
description: One adze-shaped jade object. Grey and brown with brown-flecked vein. One hole at top.
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Jade: pendant
description: One blade-shaped white pendant. Brown vein. Upper end swells into carved rosette with incised details of petals and a small central hole. Implement used for loosening knots.
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Jade: huang
description: One crescent-shaped translucent blue-grey jade huang. Dark blue-grey vein. From a girdle pendant. Probably cut from large bi. Obverse and reverse present incised spiral pattern. Two suspension holes near outer rim.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: pendant
description: One rectangular white jade pendant. Brown vein. Obverse presents central fluted vertical. Reverse is flat. Small hole pierced in upper edge with blue and white cord threaded through.
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Jade: huang
description: One crescent-shaped translucent grey and brown jade huang. Dark brown vein. From a girdle pendant. Probably cut from a large bi. Two suspension holes near inside rim and one suspension hole near outer rim.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: gui
description: One elongated blade-shaped olive green jade gui squared off at one end and pointed at the other. Dark green vein. Square end of obverse presents incised design pointing towards an incised pattern of seven linked dots.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: bead
description: One cylindrical green jade bead. Outer surface presents carved relief decoration of stylised dragons. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis. Tapers slightly towards upper end.
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Jade: pendant
description: One blade-shaped yellow-brown jade pendant in form of furnishing for lower end of sword scabbard. Dark brown vein. Widens towards lower end. Obverse and reverse present central band of engraved serpentine decoration. Three holes in upper end of pendant with blue cord threaded through.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: bead
description: One green jade bead in shape of flattened cylinder. Dark green vein. Obverse and reverse present engraved details. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: pins
description: Two long slender green jade pins. Dark green vein. Ends of each pin decorated with carved serpentine design of waves and fish.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: bi
description: One circular translucent pale green jade bi. Brown-flecked vein. Medium-sized circular central hole.
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Jade: pendant
description: One square-shaped translucent white mutton-fat jade pendant. Obverse and reverse present four engraved winged heads located on sides of engraved central rectangle. On both obverse and reverse, central rectangle frames engraved characters.. Scalloped corners. Small holes pierced at each end.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: pendant
description: One oval shaped white mutton-fat jade pendant. Obverse presents engraved dragon. Reverse presents two engraved dragons around perimeter of central rectangle framing an inscription. Small hole pierced at top.
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Jade: bead
description: One cylindrical mutton-fat white jade bead. Serpentine relief craving of a dragon. Hole pierced through longitudinal axis threaded with loop of dark string; knotted at either end to secure bead.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: pendant
description: One bi-laterally symmetric translucent white jade pendant. Two small holes pierced in each upper lobe. Obverse and reverse present engraved taotie pattern.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: ornament
description: One cylindrical hollowed-out pale green jade ornament with inset cylindrical brass container. Brown vein. Upper surface of brass container presents moulded dragon design.
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Jade: blade
description: One L-shaped cream-brown miniature jade halberd blade. Dark blue-brown vein. Comprises long and short blades. Long blade terminates in a rectangular flange (nei) in which is pierced a rectangular opening.
source: Rewi Alley

Bone: fragment
description: One cylindrical hollow cream-brown bone fragment broken into two pieces. Each piece is filled with clay.
source: Rewi Alley

Ceramic: bowl
description: One unglazed red-brown ceramic bowl. Exhibits rough surface texture.

Bone: fragment
description: One approximately rectangular yellow-brown bone fragment. Burnished obverse presents incised inscriptions. Shape of object (resembling turtle plastron or ox scapula) in conjunction with presence of inscriptions on burnished obverse supports its interpretation as an oracle bone used in divination rituals.
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Bone: fragment
description: One approximately rectangular cream-white bone fragment slightly curved in cross-section. Burnished convex obverse presents incised inscriptions at one end and a pattern of fine cracks at the other. Rougher concave reverse exhibits remains of at least one chiselled hollow. Shape of object (resembling turtle plastron or ox scapula) in conjunction with presence of inscriptions cracking and hollows supports its interpretation as an oracle bone used in divination rituals. One approximately rectangular yellow-brown bone fragment. Burnished obverse presents incised inscriptions. Shape of object (resembling turtle plastron or ox scapula) in conjunction with presence of inscriptions on burnished obverse supports its interpretation as an oracle bone used in divination rituals.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One wedge-shaped bronze axe head. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Behind axe blade is a rectangular socket for a handle. One side of socket presents moulded bronze loop.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Exhibits green patina. Reverse presents moulded central stub surrounded by moulded patterns in shallow grooves.
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Bronze: handle
description: One U-shaped bronze handle with an approximately square cross-section. Exhibits green patina with metallic orange-red flecks. Obverse face presents serpentine patterns moulded in shallow relief. Outer edge presents braided pattern moulded in shallow relief.
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Bronze: implement
description: One bronze bit and an attached bronze bell. Both objects exhibit green-brown patina. Bit comprises two rings and a short connecting bar. Bell takes form five equidistantly-spaced rings defining the form of a flattened open spheroid. Upper surface of bell presents moulded bracket through which a small bronze ring connects bell to one of the larger rings of the bit.
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Bronze: implement
description: Two slender serpentine bronze harness fittings connected by a bronze chain. Obverse and reverse of fittings and chain exhibit green patina. One fitting is moulded into the shape of two open spirals. The other fitting is broken and presents only a single open spiral.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One approximately U-shaped bronze harness fitting. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Each end presents a boss and three teeth. Right end also exhibits a bronze loop.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: button
description: One circular bronze button with patches of brown metal visible amidst blue-green corrosion. Convex obverse divided into three tiers. Concave reverse exhibits bar loop.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One bronze dagger-axe or ge. Obverse and reverse exhibit green-brown patina. End of blade (yuan) is broken off. Head of yuan broadens into crosspiece extension (hu). Lower part of hu presents a rectangular perforation (qiong). Behind hu is a flange or nei the obverse and reverse of which is grooved with a simple U-shape.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: implement
description: One elongated triangular bronze blade (yuan) from a dagger-axe or ge. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Head of yuan is broken.
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Bronze: implement
description: One triangular bronze dagger-axe or ge. Obverse and reverse exhibit green-brown patina. Two small holes near head of blade (yuan) behind which flange (nei) is broken off.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: fragment
description: One approximately triangular bronze fragment from the rim of a bowl. Exhibits gray-green patina. Obverse face presents serpentine pattern moulded in shallow relief.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: mirror
description: One trapezoidal bronze mirror fragment. Reverse exhibits green patina and presents concentric ring arcs of bead patterns moulded in high relief and rope patterns moulded in shallow relief.
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Bronze: mirror
description: One trapezoidal bronze mirror fragment. Exhibits green patina with metallic orange flecks. Reverse presents concentric ring arcs with moulded patterns in shallow relief. Inner ring arc interleaves spirals and quatrefoils. Outer ring arc presents archaic script.
source: Rewi Alley

Bronze: fragment
description: One shallow circular bowl-shaped bronze fragment. Exhibits green patina with metallic red-brown and purple flecks.
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Bronze: button
description: One circular bronze button with patches of brown metal visible amidst blue-green corrosion. Obverse convex with a narrow flat rim. Reverse flat with bar loop.
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Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse presents moulded patterns in three concentric areas encircling a central knob. Inner two areas present moulded clusters of berry fruit. To one side of the central knob is the moulded head of a reptile.
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Bronze: leg
description: One cylindrical bronze leg from a vessel. Leg exhibits grey-green patina flecked with yellow and blue. One end partially encircled by blocky serpentine moulded decoration and a narrow longitudinal flange.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine grey-green jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents raised tongue-shaped ridge.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine grey-green jade daigou. Yellow-green vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.
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Jade: pin
description: One long slender white jade pin. Obverse upper end terminates in circular button on which incised ruyi fungal patterns surround an inset pink gemstone.
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Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse presents series of moulded rings. Innermost ring presents moulded serpentine pattern in shallow relief in which are inset four small equidistantly-spaced knobs moulded in high relief. Penultimate ring presents triangular pattern moulded in shallow relief.
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Bronze: mirror
description: One circular bronze mirror. Reverse exhibits green patina and presents a central double-lobed moulded knob with two Chinese characters 彦恭 (yan gong) moulded in shallow relief opposite each lobe.
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Jade: daigou
description: One bulbous serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a swan.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a pheasant. Obverse body presents serpentine botanical relief carving.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a horse. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a monkey.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine green jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of an insect or lizard. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a cicada.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Pale green-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a feline.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a monkey.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine green-white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of a dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine blue-white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of a dragon.
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Bronze: implement
description: One cleaver-shaped bronze tanged knife. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina. Very thin in cross-section.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine pale green-white jade daigou. Green-brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents pattern of dots and double spirals (ruyi motifs) carved in low relief.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine yellow-white dark brown jade daigou. Dark brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Export seal on back.
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Jade: daigou
description: One short squat serpentine grey-white jade daigou. Brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents relief carving of dragon.
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Jade: daigou
description: One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Light brown vein. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine green-white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
source: Rewi Alley

Jade: daigou
description: One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a bird.
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Jade: daigou
description: One serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon. Obverse body presents serpentine relief carving of a cicada. Lower part of reverse exhibits export seal in red wax
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Jade: daigou
description: One slender serpentine white jade daigou. Upper part of obverse presents carved head of a dragon.
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Ceramic: bowls
description: Two circular glazed white ceramic rice bowls each tapering to a shallow narrow base. Interior and exterior of bowls present bands of geometric and serpentine botanical patterns in blue orange-red pale green and yellow. On the interior and exterior sides of the bowls are flower petals coloured pale green corresponding to areas of thinner ceramic that transmits light. Interior base of each bowl presents a serpent-like dragon motif. Undersides of bases of bowls exhibit mark of Guangxu (1875-1908).
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and white ceramic bowl with a shallow base. Bowl exterior exhibits serpentine pattern of robed figures and clouds. Base of bowl interior presents circular design of three robed figures in a landscape. Underside of base of bowl exhibits mark of Qianlong (1736-1796).
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Ceramic: figure
description: One ceramic figurine depicting smiling broadly and seated on its posterior whilst grasping an object in its right hand. Figure is glazed white except for a band of dark blue around its waist.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One gilded bronze Buddha figurine. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina with metallic red and brown flecks. Figure is moulded in high relief and posed standing against the shape of a stylised bodhi tree. Obverse of bodhi tree presents linear patterning.
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Adornment: pins
description: Two corroded bronze pins with traces of gilding each of which consists of two long slender slightly divergent stems terminating in an ornate head featuring a moulded dragon motif.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine of a feline standing with its head and lower back raised. Figure's tail curls over its back in undulating profile to connect with its head. Square bracket attached to left shoulder. Small circular hole in breast beneath head and larger square opening in posterior. Right hand side presents grooved linear patterns representing stripes and rosettes.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine of a foreigner. Figure is posed dancing with left arm and left leg raised. Most of the left arm is missing as well as a pedestal beneath the right leg. The upper back of the figure appears to be split open.
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Money: knife
description: One blade-shaped bronze knife coin. Coin presents moulded ring at one end and an obtuse bend half-way down its length. Of the so-called 'Ming Knife' variety from ~400-220 BCE.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine. Figure is robed and posed kneeling on its right leg on a hollow base. Figure extends both hands to present an offering.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One bronze figurine. Figure is posed dancing on a hollow pedestal with its left arm and left leg raised. Figure holds a double gourd in its right hand.
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Bronze: implement
description: One spade-shaped bronze axe head. Small rectangular flange behind the blade. Obverse and reverse present green patina and taotie pattern moulded in relief.
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Armament: tsuba
description: One worn rounded rectangular red-brown metal sword guard or tsuba. Japanese origin. Both faces exhibit patterns in moulded relief - a dragon on one side and a samurai sword on the other. Tsuba presents three cut-out openings of which one is lined in a gold-hued metal.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Exterior and interior exhibit crazing. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
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Ceramic: bowl
description: One circular glazed blue and purple Jun ware bowl with a narrow shallow base. Exterior and interior exhibit crazing. Lower part of bowl exterior is unglazed.
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Ceramic: cup
description: One glazed white Fujian blanc de Chine cup in the form of rhinoceros horn. Cup exterior presents moulded relief ornamentation in the form of folds falling from the rim and floral patterns on its lower two thirds.
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Ceramic: figure
description: One glazed blue-white Fujian blanc de Chine male supplicant figure. Figure is depicted standing in a slightly bowed position on a cuboid pedestal with hands folded in prayer at chest height.
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Ceramic: teapot
description: One globular chocolate brown yixing ceramic teapot with a large ring-shaped handle decorated with an incised scale pattern. Teapot surmounted by a lid with a removable dragon's head held in place by twine and a bilaterally symmetric knob in the form of a double spiral or cloud design. Sides of teapot feature moulded designs in low relief of a carp and a dragon respectively.
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Money: sword
description: One sword-shaped implement constructed from ~one hundred and seventeen circular square-holed Qing dynasty coins bound together with loops of red yellow and green string. The pommel comprises ~forty seven coins ringing a central spindle. The cross guard and blade comprise ~seventy coins laid flat in overlapping pairs culminating in a metal flange at the blade tip. The coins defining either side of the cross guard are disposed reverse side up (i.e. they present various Manchu mint marks); the coins comprising the blade present their obverses on one side of the sword and their reverses on the other.
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Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents design of tree and castle.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One multi-coloured glazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents a botanical pattern.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue-white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One grey-brown unglazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents wave pattern.

Ceramic: shard
description: One brown unglazed ceramic shard. Obverse presents pattern of dashes.

Ceramic: shard
description: One brown unglazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One beige ceramic shard. Obverse and reverse exhibit remains of transparent glaze.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One unglazed red-brown ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Ceramic: shard
description: One dark blue and white glazed ceramic shard.

Stone: sculpture
description: One speckled grey-green carved stone sculpture comprising a head and neck broken off a larger figure. Face exhibits a small nose and mouth but has no eyes. Horizontal incision on brow creates the impression of a hairline. Top and rear of head presents sculpted cord and pigtail.
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Stone: sculpture
description: One white carved stone head of Guanyin broken off at the neck from a larger sculpture. Lower left side of its face is marked with dark grey speckling. Figure wears an elaborate hairstyle bound into a knot above its brow. Facial features comprise closed eyes a long nose and a small mouth. Two small holes drilled into the back of the head suggest that there are missing attachments. Head rests on a plain red-brown carved wood base cuboid in shape.
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Stone: pendant
description: One small cream-brown carved stone head. Exhibits longitudinal piercing threaded through with blue cord.
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Ceramic: tile
description: One glazed earthenware ridge tile moulded in the form of a fish with an upraised body and tail. Ridge tile presents semi-circular cross-section. Body of fish is glazed purple-blue with tail and fins glazed in turquoise and yellow.
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Gilded: sculpture
description: One miniature gilded wooden shrine in the form of a roofed rectangular box mounted on a double pedestal. Box has two doors that open to reveal a brass Buddha figurine with an elaborate headdress mounted on a pedestal. Box shrine is painted dark blue and embellished with carved ornamentation and decorative metal hinges and clasps.
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Bronze: sculpture
description: One gilded bronze figurine of a Buddha seated on a lotus throne. Gilding is flaking off in many places.
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Jade: ornament
description: One yellow-white jade ornament in the form of a robed male figure seated in the lotus position. Figure is depicted parting its abdomen to reveal a small homunculus.
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