China and the West; Plates 1-12

Archaeology in China; Plates 13-28

Palaeolithic and Neolithic; Plates 29-35

The Bronze Age (circa 1600-221 B.C.); Plates 36-50

Ch'in Dynasty (221-206 B.C.); Plates 51-55

The Han Dynasty (206 B.C. to A.D. 220); Plates 56-70

Period of Division (A.D. 220-581); Plates 71-79

Sui and T'ang Dynasties (A.D. 581-906); Plates 80-102

Five Dynasties and Sung Dynasty (A.D. 906-1279); Plates 103-112

Yuan Dynasty (A.D. 1279-1368); Plates 113-118.