Overview: 385 objects were selected from thousands excavated in the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1972. Included were bronzes, pottery, and textiles ranging from prehistory to the late 14th century A.D. Special features were the bronze "flying horse" of Kansu and a burial suit of jade laced with threads of gold.

Organization: At the time the largest exhibition ever held at the Gallery, this was the first show to be handled by the separately established department of installation and design. Gaillard F. Ravenel and George Sexton designed special cases in which the chronologically arranged objects could be seen from all sides. John Hand was coordinator at the Gallery.

Sponsor: The exhibition was supported at the National Gallery by a grant from IBM Corporation.

Folder: Floor plan, explanatory text, and list of terms produced by the National Gallery of Art, 1974.

Other Venues:

• Petit Palais, Paris, 05/08/1973–09/02/1973
• Royal Academy of Arts, London, 09/29/1973–01/23/1974
• Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 02/23/1974–04/20/1974
• Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm, 05/12/1974–07/06/1974
• Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 08/08/1974–11/16/1974
• Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, 04/20/1975–06/08/1975
• Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 06/28/1975–08/28/1975