Museum

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Museum

 

Shanghai Museum

The world-renowned Shanghai Museum, a museum of ancient Chinese art, was established in 1952 at the West Nanjing Road in what was once the club of the Shanghai horse race course. In 1959, it moved to 16 Henan South Road. In 1990, it moved once more to its present and arguably most appropriate location in the People's Square. With a collection of over 120,000 pieces of cultural relics, the museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.


Ethnographic Section

 

Uyghur shirt
Western China

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery of Arts and Crafts by Chinese Minority. The pieces displayed here include dress and personal adornment, dyed and woven embroidery, metal art ware, sculpture, ceramics, and bamboo wares used by the minority. The different styles, remarkable color, and creative conception symbolize the pursuit of a happier life.

 

 

 

 

 


Jade

 

 

Gallery of Ancient Chinese Jades. Originally used on ceremonial occasions, the quality of jade ware deteriorated after the Donghan Ages. In the Tang and Song dynasties, jade was used more commonly in daily life.


Furniture

 

Ming chair

 

Gallery of Chinese Furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasty. Furniture made during the Ming Dynasty is famous for simple modeling, gracious line, and well-balanced scale, while furniture made during the Qing Dynasty is noted for extravagant material and splendid decoration.

 

Ming chair
used by distinguished visitors

 

Ming bed

 

Ming chair

 

Ming room arrangement
(note the folding chair as the place of honor)

 

Qing chair

 

Qing table arrangement

 

Qing chair and screen

 

Qing crane ornament

 

carved Qing panel

 

miniature models showing the household procession
(household furniture at the rear)


Ceramics

 

 


Gallery of Ancient Chinese Bronze
(from the Xia Dynasty, 21st century B.C. to 221 B.C.).

 

Bronze bell

 

old Chinese bell design

 

 

single and double rank bell ensembles


Gallery of Ancient Chinese Sculpture

 

 

man on horseback

 

man on Bactrian camel

 

standing Buddha

 

Buddhist altar piece

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