National Palace Museum Online


Automatic access to the National Palace Museum Online (NPM) database, without a username or password, is available from Cambridge University machines with IP addresses in the following ranges:

131.111.*.*, 129.169.*.*, 128.232.*.*, 193.60.80.*, 193.60.83.*, 193.60.85.*, 193.60.90.*, 193.60.91.*, 193.60.92.*, 193.60.93.*. 193.60.94.*, 193.60.95.*.

The URL is "http://www.airiti.com/npmoln", or click HERE.

The database contains images and related descriptive texts of artefacts held in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan.


The images are arranged in the following seven categories:

(1) Paintings
Paintings from the Eastern Jin 东晋 Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty and the modern era, categorised as landscapes, figure-paintings, Buddhist figure-paintings, trees, flowers, birds, grasses, insects, animals, fruit and vegetables, etc. Colophons and seals are included.

(2) Calligraphy
Calligraphic works from the Eastern Jin 东晋 Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the modern era. All works are provided with transcriptions.

(3) Buddhist Artefacts
Chinese and Tibetan Buddhist artefacts, including sculptures, ceremonial objects, sutras, votive objects, and paintings. Colophons and seals are included.

(4) Ceramics
Guan 官 ware of the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as Tang dynasty Changsha 长沙 and Xing 刑 ware, Song dynasty Ding 定, Guan 官, Longquan 龙泉 and Jun 钧 ware, and blue-and-white 青花 porcelain from the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. Marks and inscriptions are included.

(5) Jade
Jades from the Neolithic Age, and archaic-style works made in the Qing Dynasty. Seals and inscriptions are included.

(6) Bronzes
Ritual objects, wine and food vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasties; Tang bronze mirrors and bronze censers of the Song dynasty. Inscriptions are included.

(7) Others
Miscellaneous items, including lacquer, stationery, ivory, bone, wood, textiles, etc. Seals and inscriptions are included.

The above are supplemented by listings of names of artists and calligraphers and chronological listings.