Collection

Square silver buckle chain with plum blossom design

This silver buckle chain comprises hooks, hanging pendants and main chins.

Flat silver ring with flower patterns

The set consists of four neckbands of the same shape and design.

Cross-stitched door curtain with the design of “phoenix playing with peonies”

This cross-stitched door curtain used fairly realistic composition.

Cross-stitched quilt cover with vase and flying bird Pattern

This white cross-stitched quilt cover on blue ground has adopted the commonly-seen flower composite pattern.

Embroidered skirt with flower and bird design from the Miao ethnic group

This skirt is made of embroidered pieces patched together.

Embroidered and patched quilt cover with flower and bird design

Embroidered and patched quilt covers are rarely seen in ordinary places.

Tablecloth embroidered with the design of “kylin looking back”

Embroidered tablecloths are normally used in folk sacrificial activities.

Tablecloth embroidered with the design of “wealth and safety”

This scarlet silk satin is embroidered with three vases.

Guangdong curtain embroidered with auspicious design

This curtain was used to send birthday congratulations.

Hunan embroidery Doufang with a “boy riding a buffalo”design

The embroidery has a boy in the center surrounded with buffalo, swallows, willows and islands.

Boxwood and paper fan

This fan, whose rib is made of boxwood, is carved in relief with one bunch of grapes and one bunch of peaches.

Women's soft black satin lined coat embroidered with flowers

This coat without collar is made of black satin.

Woman's red woolen skirt embroidered with the flower designs

This is a pleated skirt with red woolen cloth on the front side and hand-woven cloth on back.

Silver bridal coronet with phoenix design

This silver coronet is made up of the tip, two head wraps and a set of hanging plates.

Jielong Hat

A Jielong hat is composed of top, body, edge, and some silver pieces which differ in size and shape.

Women’s silver scarf

This is a woman’s accessory from the Miao Nationality in Fenghuang, western Hunan.

Chrysanthemum stone writing-brush washer in the shape of a leaf

This writing-brush washer is in the shape of a chrysanthemum leaf which has a curly margin.

Painted pottery pot with a handle

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

The painted pottery pot was unearthed from the eastern case of No.1 Han tomb at Mawangdui.

Bag of pitch pipes

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

The bag was used to contain the pitch pipes for yu.

Painted wooden figurine

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

101 painted wooden standing figurines were excavated from Han tomb No.1 at Mawangdui.

Wooden male figurine with a hat

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Two identical wooden figurines with hat were unearthed from Han tomb 1 at Mawangdui.

Wood plate

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

The wood plate recorded the amount of funerary currency in the tomb.

Mirror cover

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

These two mirror covers were stored in the lacquer box with five small boxes and the lacquer box with nine small boxes respectively.

Winged cup with cloud design and inscription

Date : Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

More than 100 pieces of lacquer winged cups were unearthed from Tomb 1 and Tomb 3.