Continuing the story of the jade artifacts unearthed from the tomb of a Guo State ruler, located by the Yellow River bank and dating back 2,700 years. In the upper left is a delicately carved little elephant, charming in its posture. Judging by the craftsmanship, it dates back 3,000 years to the Shang dynasty, likely a war trophy preserved by the Zhou after their conquest of Shang. The upper right shows a jade deer - it might remind you of a Christmas reindeer. Where there is an adult deer, there is also a fawn. The lower left features a small, adorable jade carving of a young deer. In the lower right is a cormorant, captured in jade with a sense of fluid motion. Think about the moments when, 2,700 years ago, the Guo ruler gently touched this little elephant, and gazed upon that young deer. Today, under the soft lights of the exhibition hall, we meet them once again. Silent for millennia, they still speak to us - of civilization, belief, and beauty.

元 邊魯《孔雀芙蓉圖》軸 羽毛極細膩，以細筆勾畫，色彩厚重。此幅完美的承襲了宋院體花鳥畫的特徵。 邊魯作品稀見，世傳只有一幅水墨《起居平安圖》，現藏天津博物館 ©️Metropolitan museum #Chineseart# #ancientpainting# 1271–1368 #중국화# #원나라# #공작새# #peacock# #クジャク# #細密画# #工筆# https://t.co/kb9kocnoF4

西漢 劉勝墓玉具銅劍 刃部鎏金，劍格素面，莖扁平，首端有一圓形小孔。劍首呈圓形。附玉璏 ，玉琕各一方。璏作長方形，背有銎，表面飾渦紋又有稱谷文， 琕作梯形，剖面略似橄欖形，上端有一穿孔，兩面浮雕螭紋，並綴以流雲紋 ©️Hebei Museum #HanDynasty# #한나라# BC202-8 #sword# #검# #剣# #옥씨# #금# https://t.co/pOUbOx1HxE

西漢 劉勝墓玉具銅劍 刃部鎏金，劍格素面，莖扁平，首端有一圓形小孔。劍首呈圓形。附玉璏 ，玉琕各一方。璏作長方形，背有銎，表面飾渦紋又有稱谷文， 琕作梯形，剖面略似橄欖形，上端有一穿孔，兩面浮雕螭紋，並綴以流雲紋 ©️Hebei Museum #HanDynasty# #한나라# BC202-8 #sword# #검# #剣# #옥씨# #금# https://t.co/pOUbOx1HxE