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Shanghai Museum

The new Shanghai Museum has a excellent coverage of all branches of Chinese art, including Buddhist stone carvings, bronzes, jades, calligraphy, ceramics, painting, coins, seals, furniture, and a gallery of minority cultures in China.
The Shanghai Museum is shaped like an ancient bronze vessel
The Shanghai Museum is shaped like an ancient bronze vessel		 The museum was totally rebuilt in 1994
The museum was totally rebuilt in 1994		 Outside the musem
Outside the musem		 Don't be put off by the large number of Chinese school groups
Don't be put off by the large number of Chinese school groups
Looking down on the central atrium of the Shanghai Museum
Looking down on the central atrium of the Shanghai Museum		 Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery
Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery		 Stone Lokapala, Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD
Stone Lokapala, Song Dynasty 960-1279 AD		 Painted and gilded wood bodhisattva, Song Dynasty
Painted and gilded wood bodhisattva, Song Dynasty
Pottery maid-servant and civil official, Southern Tang (943 AD)
Pottery maid-servant and civil official, Southern Tang (943 AD)		 Stone Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
Stone Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)		 Stone Lokapala, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
Stone Lokapala, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)		 Stone Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
Stone Bodhisattva, Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD)
Standing Buddha, gold painted stone, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)
Standing Buddha, gold painted stone, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)		 Buddhist Triad, gold painted stone, Northern/Eastern Wei (386-550 AD)
Buddhist Triad, gold painted stone, Northern/Eastern Wei (386-550 AD)		 Sakyamuni Buddha, stone, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)
Sakyamuni Buddha, stone, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)		 Thousand Buddha Stele, Northern Zhou (557-581 AD)
Thousand Buddha Stele, Northern Zhou (557-581 AD)
Thousand Buddha Stele, Northern Zhou (557-581 AD)
Thousand Buddha Stele, Northern Zhou (557-581 AD)		 Standing Bodhisattva, gold painted stone, Northern Wei (386-534 AD)
Standing Bodhisattva, gold painted stone, Northern Wei (386-534 AD)		 Stone Buddha, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)
Stone Buddha, Northern Qi (550-577 AD)		 Tathagata Buddha, Northern Zhou (559 AD)
Tathagata Buddha, Northern Zhou (559 AD)
Buddha, Eastern Wei (534-550 AD)
Buddha, Eastern Wei (534-550 AD)		 Pottery Dog, Eastern Han (25-220 AD)
Pottery Dog, Eastern Han (25-220 AD)		 Bronze wine vessel with animal mask, mid-Shang (15-13 C. BC
Bronze wine vessel with animal mask, mid-Shang (15-13 C. BC		 Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronzes - Ox-shaped wine vessel, late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)
Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronzes - Ox-shaped wine vessel, late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)
Food vessel, early Western Zhou (11th C. BC)
Food vessel, early Western Zhou (11th C. BC)		 Bronze food vessel, early Western Zhou (11th C. BC)
Bronze food vessel, early Western Zhou (11th C. BC)		 Food vessel with ram heads, late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)
Food vessel with ram heads, late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)		 Bronze water vessel of Zi Zhong Jiang (7th C. BC)
Bronze water vessel of Zi Zhong Jiang (7th C. BC)
Detail of water vessel
Detail of water vessel		 Bells of Marquis Su of Jin, western Zhou (mid 9th C. BC)
Bells of Marquis Su of Jin, western Zhou (mid 9th C. BC)		 Ox-shaped bronze wine vessel (early 6th C. BC)
Ox-shaped bronze wine vessel (early 6th C. BC)		 Detail of bronze water vessel (early 6th C. BC)
Detail of bronze water vessel (early 6th C. BC)
Bronze wine vessel with dragon spout and animal mask (7th-6th C. BC)
Bronze wine vessel with dragon spout and animal mask (7th-6th C. BC)		 Cowrie-container with 8 Yaks, western Han (206 BC-8 AD)
Cowrie-container with 8 Yaks, western Han (206 BC-8 AD)		 Bronze drums
Bronze drums		 Gallery of Minority Nationalities, Shanghai Museum
Gallery of Minority Nationalities, Shanghai Museum
Miao Nationality, Leishang, Guizhou Province
Miao Nationality, Leishang, Guizhou Province		 Manchu embroidered court dress
Manchu embroidered court dress		 Embroidered dragon
Embroidered dragon		 Detail of Qing dynasty court dress with dragon and cloud pattern
Detail of Qing dynasty court dress with dragon and cloud pattern
Mongol woman's festive attire, Chaha'er, Inner Mongolia
Mongol woman's festive attire, Chaha'er, Inner Mongolia		 Tibetan woman's festive attire, Xiehe, Gansu Province
Tibetan woman's festive attire, Xiehe, Gansu Province		 Salmon fish skin jacket, Hezhen Nationality, Tongjiang, Heilongjiang Province
Salmon fish skin jacket, Hezhen Nationality, Tongjiang, Heilongjiang Province		 Oroqen Nationality, Heilongjiang Province
Oroqen Nationality, Heilongjiang Province
Woman's dress, Tu Nationality
Woman's dress, Tu Nationality		 Yugur woman's festive attire, Zhangye, Gansu Province
Yugur woman's festive attire, Zhangye, Gansu Province		 Uzbek woman's cape, Kashi, Xinjiang Uygr Autonomous Region
Uzbek woman's cape, Kashi, Xinjiang Uygr Autonomous Region		 Yi nationality, Liangshan, Sichuan Province
Yi nationality, Liangshan, Sichuan Province
Yao nationality, Jinxiu, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Yao nationality, Jinxiu, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region		 Woven wool coat, Lhopa Nationality, Caiyu, Tibet
Woven wool coat, Lhopa Nationality, Caiyu, Tibet		 Woven wool blouse, Lhopa naitionality, Caiyu, Tibet
Woven wool blouse, Lhopa naitionality, Caiyu, Tibet		 Gilt bronze Bodhisattva Manjursi, Tibet
Gilt bronze Bodhisattva Manjursi, Tibet
Gilt bronze Bodhisattva Manjursi, Tibet
Gilt bronze Bodhisattva Manjursi, Tibet		 Gilt copper white tara, Tibet
Gilt copper white tara, Tibet		 Gilt copper Ushnishavaisaya, Tibet
Gilt copper Ushnishavaisaya, Tibet		 Gilt bronze Buddha, Tibet
Gilt bronze Buddha, Tibet
Fishing boat, Gaoshan nationality, Lanyu, Taiwan
Fishing boat, Gaoshan nationality, Lanyu, Taiwan		 Carved wood dragon figurehead, Miao nationality, Taijiang, Guizhou Province
Carved wood dragon figurehead, Miao nationality, Taijiang, Guizhou Province		 Color lacquered Tiaoshen mask, Tibet
Color lacquered Tiaoshen mask, Tibet		 Color lacquered Tiaoshen mask, Tibet
Color lacquered Tiaoshen mask, Tibet
Yang Lin, Guizhou Province
Yang Lin, Guizhou Province		 Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery - late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)
Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery - late Shang (13th-11th C. BC)		 Divine figure, Longshan culture, 24th-20th C. BC
Divine figure, Longshan culture, 24th-20th C. BC		 Jade mountain, Qianlong Reign (1736-1795), Qing Dynasty
Jade mountain, Qianlong Reign (1736-1795), Qing Dynasty
Three sheep, jade, Qianlong Reign (1736-1795), Qing Dynasty
Three sheep, jade, Qianlong Reign (1736-1795), Qing Dynasty		 Belt plaque, jade, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Belt plaque, jade, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)		 Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery, Shanghai Museum
Ming and Qing Furniture Gallery, Shanghai Museum		 Display cabinet with engraved bird design, mid-Qing
Display cabinet with engraved bird design, mid-Qing
Screen set in a stand with engraved and jade inlaid cloud and dragon design, mid-Qing
Screen set in a stand with engraved and jade inlaid cloud and dragon design, mid-Qing		 Square corner cabinet with engraved cloud and dragon design, Zitan wood
Square corner cabinet with engraved cloud and dragon design, Zitan wood		 Detail of engraved cloud and dragon design, Qing
Detail of engraved cloud and dragon design, Qing		 Screen set and throne chair, Qing
Screen set and throne chair, Qing
Screen set in a stand with wood-inlaid panel, Qing
Screen set in a stand with wood-inlaid panel, Qing		 Detail of screen, Zitan wood, Qing
Detail of screen, Zitan wood, Qing		 Detail of screen, Yinxing wood
Detail of screen, Yinxing wood		 Coin Gallery, Shanghai Museum
Coin Gallery, Shanghai Museum
Victorian Hong Kong dollar, 1866
Victorian Hong Kong dollar, 1866		 100 Dollar note
100 Dollar note		 Chinese bronze cash coins
Chinese bronze cash coins		 Chinese gold coin
Chinese gold coin
Coins of the Silk Road
Coins of the Silk Road		 Calligraphy Gallery, Shanghai Museum - Deng Yan (1743-1805)
Calligraphy Gallery, Shanghai Museum - Deng Yan (1743-1805)		 Couplet of 8 Characters, Zhao Zhiqan (1869)
Couplet of 8 Characters, Zhao Zhiqan (1869)		 Chun Yu Tie by Xu Wei (1567-1572)
Chun Yu Tie by Xu Wei (1567-1572)
Calligraphy gallery, Shanghai Museum
Calligraphy gallery, Shanghai Museum		 Calligraphy gallery, Shanghai Museum
Calligraphy gallery, Shanghai Museum		 Gallery of Chinese Seals, Shanghai Museum
Gallery of Chinese Seals, Shanghai Museum		 Gallery of Chinese Seals
Gallery of Chinese Seals
Chinese Painting Gallery, Shanghai Museum
Chinese Painting Gallery, Shanghai Museum		 Autumn Mountains in Sunset Glow by Wu Qingyun, 1914
Autumn Mountains in Sunset Glow by Wu Qingyun, 1914		 A Pair of Deer by Gao Weng (1889-1933)
A Pair of Deer by Gao Weng (1889-1933)		 Landscape Painting Dedicated to Dian Yi by Zheng Min (ca. 1666)
Landscape Painting Dedicated to Dian Yi by Zheng Min (ca. 1666)
A Special Mountain Scenery by Yang Wencong (1636)
A Special Mountain Scenery by Yang Wencong (1636)		 Thatched Houses and a Mill Wheel by Wang Jian (1668)
Thatched Houses and a Mill Wheel by Wang Jian (1668)		 Bamboo, Rocks and Birds by Wang Yuan (1344)
Bamboo, Rocks and Birds by Wang Yuan (1344)		 Image of Buddha Sykyamuni, mid-Tang
Image of Buddha Sykyamuni, mid-Tang
Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai Museum
Gallery of Ancient Chinese Ceramics, Shanghai Museum		 Evil Spirit Exorciser, Han (206 BC-220 AD)
Evil Spirit Exorciser, Han (206 BC-220 AD)		 Polychrome Glazed Pottery Camel, Sui (581-618 AD)
Polychrome Glazed Pottery Camel, Sui (581-618 AD)		 Celadon Lion-Shaped Evil Spirit Exorciser, western Jin (265-317 AD)
Celadon Lion-Shaped Evil Spirit Exorciser, western Jin (265-317 AD)
Celadon Jar, western Jin (265-317 AD)
Celadon Jar, western Jin (265-317 AD)		 Polychrome glazed pottery of man on camel, Tang (618-907 AD)
Polychrome glazed pottery of man on camel, Tang (618-907 AD)		 Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-908 AD)
Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-908 AD)		 Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-908 AD)
Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-908 AD)
Tomb Guardian Beast, Tang (618-907 AD)
Tomb Guardian Beast, Tang (618-907 AD)		 Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-907)
Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-907)		 Detail of Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-907)
Detail of Heavenly Guardian, Tang (618-907)		 Polychrome glazed pottery horse, Tang (618-907 AD)
Polychrome glazed pottery horse, Tang (618-907 AD)
Colored pottery camel, Tang (618-907)
Colored pottery camel, Tang (618-907)		 Polychroome painted figurine of seated woman, Cizhou ware, Jin (1115-1234)
Polychroome painted figurine of seated woman, Cizhou ware, Jin (1115-1234)		 Jar with underglaze blue design of clouds and dragons, Jingdezhen ware, mid-15th C.
Jar with underglaze blue design of clouds and dragons, Jingdezhen ware, mid-15th C.		 Underglaze blue statue of man blowing conch, Jingdezhen ware, Wanli Reign (1573-1620), Ming
Underglaze blue statue of man blowing conch, Jingdezhen ware, Wanli Reign (1573-1620), Ming
Vase with underglaze blue design of landscape, Jingdezhen ware, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)
Vase with underglaze blue design of landscape, Jingdezhen ware, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)		 Famille Vert vase with design of Liu Bei's Marriage Story, Jingdezhen ware, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)
Famille Vert vase with design of Liu Bei's Marriage Story, Jingdezhen ware, Kangxi Reign (1662-1722)		 Buddha, Zhangzhou ware, Chenghua Reign (1465-1487), Ming
Buddha, Zhangzhou ware, Chenghua Reign (1465-1487), Ming		 Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Ming (1368-1644)
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Ming (1368-1644)
Special exhibition of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty treasures
Special exhibition of Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang Dynasty treasures		 Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai Museum
Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai Museum		 Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai Museum
Terracotta Warriors, Shanghai Museum		 Shanghai Museum
Shanghai Museum

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Guest 30-Jun-2012 17:20
Brian, You did a beautiful job of photographing important artifacts. Your images helped me identify many of the items I had photographed, but hadn't identified. Thank you.
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