Mo Xi
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Mo Xi was a concubine of Jie, the last ruler of the Chinese Xia dynasty. According to tradition, Mo Xi, Da Ji and Bao Si are each blamed for the fall of these respective dynasties. According to the Sp
Image of Jie and Mo Xi watching men drinking from the pool of alcohol 酒池, from the Xinkan gu Lienü zhuan 新刊古列女傳 (ca. 1825) edited by Ruan Fu 阮福 (1802-?).
Shang dynasty
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The Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty, was a Chinese royal dynasty that ruled in the Yellow River valley during the 2nd millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed
Shang nephrite statuette depicting a standing dignitary, dating between the 12th and 11th centuries BC, housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University
Jade deer dating to the Shang dynasty, in the collection of the Shanghai Museum
Shang jade human figure, tomb of Fu Hao (died c. 1200 BC). Probably derived from a design of the Seima-Turbino culture.
A pit at Yinxu containing oracle bones ceremonially buried after divination