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Blue-glazed Backflow KettleWho doesn’t want such a beautiful kettle? The Song-Dynasty kettle measures 18.3 centimeters in height and 14.3 centimeters in waist diameter. Its spout on the bottom is in the shape of a mother lion and her cub. To refill the kettle, one needs to place it bottom-up first. Water pours out from the...
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The Iron LionIn China, you could often see animal-shaped buildings. Today, we want to present you an iron lion.Located in Cangxian County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, it is the largest and heaviest iron lion currently existing in China.Many people have never been to Cangzhou city, but they have all heard of t...
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Northern Song Dingyao White Glazed Child PillowIn ancient China, pillows could be put into various shapes.This white-glazed pillow produced at Dingyao kiln during the Song Dynasty is one such piece made of porcelain in the shape of a child.Among Northern Song art, it is very common to see toddler themes and images of children used as decoration....
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Blue Porcelain Bear LampNo one could refuse a cute bear. If we have one lovely bear lamp like this, our parents may not worry about our studies. (Because we would sit in front of a desk for a long time.)The lamp is in the shape of a sitting bear, with its two arms holding upward to connect the lamp tray and the base.Inscri...
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Warring States Painted Drum with Two PhoenixesEveryone loves beautiful things. We would like to decorate it even though it is only a drum.This painted drum with two phoenixes from the Warring States was unearthed in Jiangling County, Hubei Province.It is an extremely precious remnant of the Warring States period in the Chinese history. It is an...
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Goddess FaceToday, our presenting cultural relic is very special. It is a goddess’s face. Let’s learn more about it.This cultural relic is unearthed in a goddess temple of Niuheliang ruins in northeastern China’s Liaoning province.This goddess’s face is roughly life-sized and has a rounded rectangle shape w...
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