The largest segment of the Johnson Museum’s Asian art collection originates from China. Particular strengths include ceramics spanning five thousand years, from the Neolithic period through the Qing dynasty, and paintings from the fourteenth century to the present. Early Chinese art is represented by Shang and Zhou dynasty ritual bronzes and jades, Han dynasty funerary arts, and Buddhist sculpture of the fifth through fifteenth centuries. Along with later decorative arts, such as lacquer, jade, and snuff bottles, the collection provides a comprehensive overview of China’s long history of accomplishment in the arts. For thousands of years Chinese potters excelled in technological innovation, such as in their development of glazes and invention of porcelain, and Chinese ceramics became highly prized and imitated in the many areas of the world where they were traded. The Chinese art of brush and ink likewise influenced painting and calligraphy throughout East Asia.