河南博物院馆藏文物多来自于二十世纪初商丘、洛阳、安阳、开封、淅川、三门峡、辉县、新郑等地的考古发掘，史前文物、商周青铜器、历代陶瓷器、玉器最具特色。中原楚系青铜艺术馆以河南淅川县楚国贵族墓地出土的青铜器精品为展示主体。按照青铜器用途分类，集中表现中原楚系青铜艺术的精美绝伦。
Most of the cultural relics collected by Henan Museum come from the archaeological excavations in Shangqiu, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng, Xichuan, Sanmenxia, Huixian, Xinzheng and other places in the early 20th century. Prehistoric cultural relics, bronze ware of Shang and Zhou dynasties, ceramic ware of previous dynasties and jade ware are the most distinctive. The Central Plains Chu System Bronze Art Museum mainly displays the fine bronzes unearthed from the tomb of Chu aristocrats in Xichuan County, Henan Province. According to the classification of the use of bronzes, it focuses on the exquisite performance of the Chu bronze art in the Central Plains.
王子午鼎的华美装饰和85字铭文，是研究楚国公卿的重要实物；云纹铜禁，作为我国迄今发现的用失蜡法铸造的年代最早的铸器，五层镂空透雕，二十四只龙形怪兽的攀缘伏撑，工艺之精湛，令人叹为观止。另有“王孙诰编钟”博大雄浑，青铜神兽诡丽奇巧，以及云纹方壶、克黄升鼎、卷云纹填漆鼎等一大批沉寂二千五百年的惊世之作，钟鸣鼎食，煌煌穆穆，都聚于这一方天地。
The gorgeous decoration and 85 character inscription of Prince Wu Ding is an important material object for studying the Duke of Chu. As the earliest casting tool of lost wax method found in China, the cloud pattern copper ban, with five layers of openwork and twenty-four dragon shaped monsters' climbing and supporting, is a marvelous work. In addition, Wang sun Gao's chime bells are broad and powerful, and the bronze animals are strange and beautiful, as well as a large number of amazing works that have been silent for 2500 years, such as the cloud pattern square pot, the Ke Huang Sheng Ding, and the cirrus cloud pattern filled with lacquer Ding. Zhong Ming Ding Shi and Huang Huang Mu are all gathered here.