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Carved from pale gray-green stone with cloudy white mottling and black and brown rivering throughout, the mountain landscape with high rising peaks and numerous figures and pavillions amid foliage on both sides, with the seal of the Emperor Qianlong above a long inscription on one side, the reverse with a further inscription and a seal, one seal referring to the eightieth year of the Emperor Qianlong,corresponding to the year 1784.

Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion, 1790

China

G210

seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint

Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century

Unknown

G200

standing horse with legs slightly splayed outward; wide eyes; open mouth with exposed teeth; upward-pointed ears; green patina with white, blue and red pigment traces

Celestial Horse, 25-220

China

G215

Standing Guanyin with lotus bud(?) in left hand, right hand missing, inscribed base which bears the date 571 A.D., translation of inscription filed with purchase blank, from Xi'an in Shaanxi province.

Standing Bodhisattva, 571

China

G200

Standing Screen with Marble Panel, gray brown and white marble slab reminiscent of a misty mountain, set into a wood frame; twelve carved panels within frame depict chi dragons and scrolls; frame set into larger stand

Screen, 17th century

Unknown

G217

standing male figure wearing armor and tall hat, with moustache and pointed beard, biting lip; figure stands with both feet on a winking green-skinned demon with pig snout and breasts

Lokapala Guardian King, one of a pair, late 7th-early 8th century

China

G207

standing male figure wearing armor and tall hat, with thin moustache and beard; figure stands with both feet on a white-skinned demon with fangs, green claws and black hair

Lokapala Guardian King, one of a pair, late 7th-early 8th century

China

G207

seated man wearing a green robe with yellow trim, white belt, and turquoise colored necklace, with a cap of curving design tied under his chin; man has his PL hand on his knee and his PR hand held palm out with his thumb touching his second finger; man seated on a raised green and yellow platform; lower portion of platform is separate ceramic piece

Figure of the Daoist Deity Tianzun, 16th-17th century

China

G201

Dignitary, probably a civil counsellor. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, mounted on a stand. The costume is predominantly brown with details in mottled colors. Head, headdress and hands unglazed.

Tomb retinue, early 8th century

China

G208

Ewer, with pheasant's head stopper. Pear-shaped body, with tapering short neck and short spout, on domed, spreading foot. The removable stopper, in the form of a pheasant's head, is modelled in full relief with carved details, the double strand handle is also modelled. Buff white porcelain with even, creamy-white glaze.

Ewer with Pheasant-Head Stopper, 8th century

China

G204

Tendai Priest (Patriarch) Portrait of one of the eight high priests of the Tendai Sect of Buddhism in Japan. Kamakura. 1185 to 1392 A.D. Single wood construction; no restoration.

Figure of a Monk, 9th-10th century

China

G200

grey-green mottled jade. Openwork curvilinear designs suggest pairs of phoenixes and dragons.

Bi Disk, 206 BCE - 220 CE

China

G103

Sarcophagus, with accompanying memorial tablet and cover, made for the Chinese General, Prince Cheng Ching, 524 A.D. The six bas-reliefs comprising this group include the two ends and two sides of the sarcophagus, the tablet, and its cover. The sides are decorated in low relief with five groups of historical personages, illustrating filial piety scenes, in a landscape of trees and mountains in which dragons, phoenix, and other symbolical animals roam. The head end bears a scene including a bridge leading over a lotus pond to a gate decorated with 24 bells representing 12 pairs of musical accords. Two guardians flank the gate. The foot end carries a large dragon in a landscape. The memorial tablet bears a long inscription including Cheng Ching's biography, the Emperor's eulogy, and the date 524 A.D. The sides are decorated with large dragons. The cover of the tablet is surrounded by a bevelled edge of conventionalized dragon heads and contains remnants of bronze handles at the four corners. Along the sides, on the top surface, are eight blank squares indicating places for sacrificial vessels. The major figures and forms on the stones stand in relief and have been polished to form an even surface; the spaces betwen were left rough. All six reliefs are in fairly good condition with the exception of the cover for the memorial tablet which has been gouged at the corners. The sarcophagus was undoubtedly carved at Loyang, the Northern Wei capitol from 484 A.D.

Sarcophagus of Prince Yuan Mi, 524

China

G208

Six-Post Canopy Bed, early 17th century

China

G218

reddish brown couch with c-carved legs and bulging aprons with rattan seat

Couch-Bed, c. 1600

China

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shallow dish with small flat rim; painted orange and brown; central organic scrolling design; brown rim with orange dots and zigzags; character(?) repeated 5 times around rim, 3 times on bottom

Dish, 3rd-2nd century BCE

China

G215

River Landscape, c. 1300

China

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Vessel in the shape of an owl. Two flanges, one ending just under the beak in front and the other continuing to the top of the head in back, have alternating straight and L-shaped scores, those on the front flange being much the deeper of the two. The tail, with a scored flange border, forms the back support of the vessel. Apart from the realistically-formed feet, the bird is strongly stylized. The body is completely covered by rows of scales except for the shoulder line, expressed by a vigorous spiral, and the wings quills, rendered by bands filled with antithetical spirals. Patina green.

Zun wine vessel in the shape of an owl, 13th-12th century BCE

Unknown

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flying dragon with curving body; long, straight tail; black mount; incised scales and details

Flying Dragon, one of a pair, 8th century

China

G103

rounded box on a short foot; carved red, green and brown lacquer; dragons in cloud forms around base and cover with dragon at top; geometric bands

Nine Dragon Box, 18th century

China

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large blue and white glazed jar with dragon and 4 fantastic heads; wide foot and shoulder; narrow reel mouth

Meiping vase decorated with a dragon in underglaze blue, 1426-1435

China

G103

small spool foot with narrow stem extending upward to second larger spool with slightly concave sides, incised with vertical lines; stem above larger spool extends upward to bell-shaped cup, flaring outward at rim, with flat bottom; black

Stem cup, c. 2700-2100 BCE

Longshan

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four ladies seated around a low red table on a red flowered carpet on a stone pathway in a garden, playing a game with cards or tiles; trees with white blossoms behind path at center and in front of path at left; blue rocks, LRC; grey rock, URQ

Court Ladies at Play, 1683

Xu Zhuang

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abstracted landscape scene with mountain at upper left

Reimagining the Lystra Scene, 2016

Liu Dan

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A large deeply hollowed lotus leaf supported by an elaborate openwork base of stems and leaves pierced and carved in the round, the cover with a lotus pod, blossom and two birds; the cover is tacky waxed to the base and may come loose.

Covered Vase, 18th-19th century

China

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Ox (water buffalo), recumbent. The pose of this buffalo, with legs folded in under the body and head turned to the side, is typical of the northern nomad style and may be influenced by the Northern art. The decor is executed in broad bands in flat relief on a ground of spirals unobtrusive in comparison with the bold spirals emphasizing the shoulders and hind quarters of the beast. This decor of broad bands in spiral form is reminiscent, in its use of tufts, of earlier dragon decor. The slanting figures the hind legs and the chest recall those on the famous tigers in the Freer gallery. The holes in the back of the buffalo indicate that the piece had some practical use, as yet undetermined. Patina green

Recumbant water buffalo, 9th century BCE

China

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K'ossu picture scroll depicting the Five Hundred Lohan. The story is divided into nine episodes Buddha Descending from the Western Heaven; Ju Lai Exhorting the Ignorants; Proclaiming the Wonderful Truth; Glowing Rays Shining on Heaven and Earth; the Whole Universe is Enlightened; Gold Mountain and Wisdom Sea; A Mother Heart Benefits the People; Precious Gold Tripod and Long-Lived Buddha; Return to the Western Heaven. The story and the various episodes, are recorded in ten Chinese poems at the end of the scroll. The five characters on outside of scroll give the Title WU PAI LO HAN HSIANG (500 Lohan Images). The four Chinese characters on the pale yellow silk reserved for imperial use, are but the hand of Emperor Ch'ien Lung who made them in 1796, the year after the his abdication. the three small seals are felicitations. the scroll is mounted in fine yellow k'ossu with an all-over ground of geometric medallions in color. White jade clasp. For full description, see Accession file. Former Classification: Textiles - Tapestry

The Five Hundred Lohans, 1736-1795

China

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Wine Can, so-called 'YOU', inscribed. The decor is limited to the neck and corresponding lid belts, and to the handle bow. The first is divided into four parts by the rings of the handle and two free animals' heads. The lid with a ring-shaped knob, is divided into two parts by toothlike projections corresponding to the handle-rings of the body. The two belts are filled with antithetical deer, reminiscent of the Northern Nomad animal style, in rounded relief on a bare ground. The handle carries three t'ao-t'ieh like figures in narrow thread relief between three lozenges in high, angular relief. The handle terminates in rams heads. Patina silvery-greeen wih patches of red. This vessel is one of two that belonged to the Imperial Colllection. The inscription is the same on both the known vessels. See Karlgren, number 15 (50.46.94a,b) for comment.

'You' wine vessel, 11th century BCE

China

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Robe of plum black satin of very large size probably designed to wear over other robes for warmth. The robe is in two sections joined at the waist, and has a very full skirt, with short tucks under a broad girdle section which hangs over skirt like a short peplum. Upper body section of robe embroidered with four large 5-clawed dragons in couched gold thread; tight clouds, bats, and Buddhist symbols in shades of blue, green, lavendar and strong violet. Beneath main dragon, front and back, the wave and sacred mountain motif usually appearing in border of robes. The peplum section, which projects into a loose tab at the opening of the robe, embroidered with horizontal dragons in gold,bats, clouds,etc. It is edged with bands of brown and gold floral brocade. The skirt embroidered, back and front with two large horizontal dragons, clouds, bats, and Buddhist emblems. Beneath is sea and earth motif. Above each dragon, three medallions (12 in all) enclosing gold dragons, clouds etc. Extremely long sleeves of corded silk. Cuffs of black, embroidered satin. Neck, front, bottom and side seams edged with bands of the brown and gold brocade. Lining of thin blue silk.

Chaofu Robe, Tao Kuang period, 1821-1850

China

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Taoist Priest robe (theatrical ?) of red k'ossu weave. Design includes five large medallions containing the white crane with sacred fungus; loose clouds, phoenix, sun and moon symbols on shoulders, five-clawed gold dragons, Taoist symbols and numerous good-luck characters in shades of blue, green, pink, red, yellow, peach and violent purple. In the sleeve bands are medallions with the sacred trigrams, On the back panel a border that is conventional except for the fact the the striped area breaks through the rolling wave area in places. Tight clouds; waves scattered with large blossoms, swastikas, bats, Buddhist, and other symbols. Crane and bat border in front. Long collar band of yellow with swastika fret diaper in blue, bats, cranes, and clouds. Below , on each side, a band of white k'ossu with Foo dog on one side; dragon on other. Lining of coarse pink cotton. Taoist priest robes in k'ossu are rare.

Daoist priest's robe (daopao), 1821-1850

China

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black lacquer with red interior; central medallion of carved mother-of-pearl; pewter wire accents on edges

Round Lobed Box, c. 1300

China

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