Collection

Crystal seal with double-lion-shaped knob and inscription "sui jiang ci hu"

This was a personal seal of Tao Shu, noted Minister of the Qing Dynasty.

Lion-shaped crystal seal

This seal belongs to Tao Shu (1779—1839AC), a famous minister in Qing Dynasty.

Wooden warrior figurine with a sword

It is a wooden warrior figurine wearing double-layered gown and a pair of boots and armed with a sword.

Dragon-shaped jade ornament

It's an ornament which is made of green jade with red-brown spots.

Bronze seal inscribed with Chinese characters “ Zhong Zhi Shi Yin”

The square seal is double layered and has a nose-shaped knob.

Jade huang

Huang is a kind of semi-circular jade ornament.

Bronze seal inscribed with Chinese characters “Xin Pu Xian Wei Zhu Ji”

The seal was collected by the Hunan Provincial Administration Committee of Cultural Relics in early 1950'.

Glass spear

?The spear has a color of translucent green, sharp blade and grooves on each side.

Jade ornament

The surface of this jade ornament is grayish white due to corrosion.

Gold seal with tortoise-shaped knob inscribed with Chinese characters “Guan Zhong Hou Yin”

“Marquis of Guanzhong” is an official title.

Bronze quan(weight) with inscription“yuan feng xin yang”

The quan was a kind of instrument for measuring weight.

Silver cup and saucer with dragon designs

A saucer is a kind of utensil used to hold tea or tonic.

Songhua inkstone collected by Zeng Guofan's family

Inkstone is a kind of writing material made of particularly selected materials such as stone, pottery, jade, iron and wood.

Duan-ink stone inscribed with Chinese characters “Hanbi”

Duan stone is from Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province.

Smoke-colored lined pleated skirt of thin gauze

This skirt was designed to be wrapped around the lower body and tied at the waist.

Red sandstone sarcophagus

The sarcophagus consists of a cover, a body and a base, all chiseled out of one piece of red sandstone.

Winnowing-basket-shaped Ink Stone

This rectangular ink stone made in the shape of a winnowing basket was one of the popular types of ink stone made during the Tang Dynasty.

Ink stone with inscription “Chang xing san nian”

The upper part at the bottom of this ink stone is carved horizontally with an inscription.

Glass disk with grain pattern

The disk is flat round, and of bluish white color.

Porcelain bowl with colored lotus flower pattern

This porcelain bowl made by Changsha Kiln is designed with wide opening mouth, curved belly and round bottom.

Lacquered leather shield with the design of dragon and phoenix

The shield, a piece of defensive equipment made of rattan, wood or leather in the State of Chu, could deflect arrows, spears and swords.

Red and green colored porcelain ewer with white glaze

The handled ewer was a utensil used for pouring wine or tea.

Green colored porcelain ewer with pagoda design in celadon

This is a portable wine ewer with a small opening, flat belly, diamond shaped short spout in the front and a handle in the back.

Brown colored porcelain ewer with poem design

The handled ewer was a utensil for pouring wine. Poem design was an important feature of Changsha Kiln porcelain decoration.