Eastern Han Chinese
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Eastern Han Chinese, or Later Han Chinese, is the stage of the Chinese language attested in poetry and glosses from the Eastern Han period. It is considered an intermediate stage between Old Chinese a
Provinces of the Han dynasty c. 189 AD
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail
Jin dynasty (266–420)
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The Jin dynasty or the Jin Empire, officially Jin, sometimes distinguished as the Sima Jin or the Two Jins, was an imperial dynasty in China that existed from 266 to 420 CE. It was founded by Sima Yan
Western Jin-era porcelain figurine
Lacquer screen, from the tomb of Sima Jinlong, 484 CE. Untypical of the Northern Wei style, it was probably brought from the court of the Jin dynasty by Sima Jinlong's father. Alternatively, it could be a Northern Wei work strongly influenced by Jin artistic styles, such as the work of Gu Kaizhi.
Western Jin celadon figures
Eastern Jin celadon jar