Nicolas Chow, chairman of Sotheby's Asia and worldwide head of Asian art, writes in his preface for Liu's collection of ...

As centres of wealth, the cities were also places of outstanding artistic production in ceramics ... was made for a Zhou warrior, one of the invaders who overthrew the Shang Dynasty.

The pottery ling was used in different ways ... by the player in his hand or put on a wooden stand. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period ...

These structures provide information on ancient Chinese architecture and the early development of state structures before the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. The Jingdezhen ceramic industry ...

Less well known are the musical instruments made of clay commonly played in China since the Zhou dynasty (1046BC-256BC). Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which Chinese ...

As centres of wealth, the cities were also places of outstanding artistic production in ceramics ... was made for a Zhou warrior, one of the invaders who overthrew the Shang Dynasty.