ACoinSight

Zheng He Tong Bao

Cast in the Zhenghe era (1111–1118) — the same reign that painted Auspicious Cranes

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ACoinSight

An ancient coin. A key to its era.

Museum-grade 3D archives of rare coinage, exhibited alongside the paintings, calligraphy and documented lives of their time. Begun with the Northern Song, growing toward the Southern Song and beyond.
A digital museum, still being built.

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Background · Auspicious Cranes, Emperor Huizong, 1112

Zheng He Tong Bao — detail of the 3D archive
Zheng He Tong Bao — detail of the 3D archive

Coins, to the last striation

Each coin is modeled at roughly five million faces — patina and casting marks rendered true. Rotate, magnify, contemplate, as if held in hand.

Wang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, 1113
Wang Ximeng, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, 1113

Song paintings in full scroll

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, Auspicious Cranes, A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains — museum-grade color, deep zoom down to the silk.

Su Shi, The Cold Food Observance, 1082
Su Shi, The Cold Food Observance, 1082

History with sources

Su Shi, Mi Fu, Li Gonglin — every biographical event cites its classical source. Coins, artworks and lives interweave on one timeline.

Chen Rong, Nine Dragons, 1244
Chen Rong, Nine Dragons, 1244

Incense timer & Gallery mode

The focus of one incense stick; the quiet of a whole museum. While your AI assistant works, an exhibition hangs for you — and steps aside the moment you return.

This museum is still being built. Each early patron's acquisition brings the next treasure into the collection.