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seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
Unknown

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after Polykleitos, Roman copy of Greek original, the original executed in bronze, c.440 BCE; one of four known extant copies — The Doryphoros (after Polykleitos), 27 BCE–68 CE
Unknown Roman; Artist: Polykleitos

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Library and Rock Garden — The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797
Unknown

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Basket woven with plant fiber and heavily beaded with black, white, orange, blue and red beads. Flared stem base with cone-shaped lid. Two straps cross over the top and are secured at sides. — Basket, early 20th century
Unknown

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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

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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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Lion; standing on its four paws, the tail arched over the back; surface decorated with very fine granulation and tiny ringlets of twisted wire; gold — Statuette of a lion, 11th-12th century
Unknown

G243

wood frieze carved with birds whose eyes are made of green turbo shell opercula; painted serpents wind their way across the relief; covered with lime and painted in red, black, and white pigments; carved for use in the Malanggan rites when it would be placed in a special hut with other sculptures — Malagan Frieze, 19th century
Unknown

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standing figure with panpipes encircled by serpents and birds; wood with opercula inserts and pigments; carved for Malanggan rites — Malagan Figure, c. 1890
Unknown

G256

Gourd-shaped with lid; spade-shaped protrusion with opening on top of ewer handle; top of curl on lid handle is gilded; has lidded wooden box — Ewer in the shape of a gourd, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

silver gilt, separates into five parts; fluted foot and bowl with four panels embossed with scenes of the life of the emperor Caligula and capped with a cast and chased figure of Emperor Augustus — Tazza, c. 1587–1599
Unknown Netherlandish?

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face-covering helmet with back and sides curled upward; vertical opening at center from eye holes through bottom; organic design on forehead; curving eyebrows, connected at center — Corinthian helmet, c. 540 BCE
Unknown Greek

G241

polychrome wood statue of a Confucian scholar standing, holding a book (?) downward at waist toward the viewer, wearing a long flowing blue robe, red waisted skirt with black belt and a black hat — Attendant to a King of Hell, 19th century
Unknown Korean

G206

Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, Unknown Japanese — Portrait Sculpture of Priest Gyōki, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

Naraen Kongo, standing figure with arms down, mouth closed. Made of Hinoki wood in yosegi technique of multiple block construction with traces of gesso and polychrome. — Vajra Warrior (one of a pair), mid 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

figure with six heads, arms, and legs astride crouched bull on wood base; metal bands around wrists, some biceps, and most ankles; halo with flames attached at back; two hands of two arms together in praying position, other arms bent and flare outwards. Upper left arm holds long staff, lower one holds implement with "curly q"-shaped end. Upper right arm holds a trident. Lower right arm fingersshaped like it was holding something in hand. Three bottom heads have crystal inlay eyes. Three smaller heads on top considerably smaller. — Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

small standing highly stylized figure with very large coffee bean-type eyes; PR lower arm missing; openings at top of head and at bottom; upturned pig-like nostrils; textured body covered with scrolling designs; looping scrolls around stomach/navel and between breasts; small, widely spaced breasts with pronounced nipples; repeating incised zigzags with textured areas on back of head/hair; dark/black patina — Figurine of a Female, 1000-800 BCE
Unknown Japanese

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new frame and border; central seated male with two children next to him, surrounded by people in a garden; scattered groups of people within nearby buildings and out of doors engaged in activities — General Guo Ziyi's Banquet, mid 19th century
Unknown Korean

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jar, stoneware with underglaze iron-brown dragon motif — Jar with Dragon and Clouds, 17th century
Unknown Korean

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[Culture previously "South Netherlands" - FLB 03/15/2016] — Diamond-point engraved winged goblet, c. 1660
Unknown

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Portrait of a young woman sitting against a green background. She holds a small psalm book. The book is actually a girdle prayer book, whether it is a psalm book or something else remains to be determined. NW 03/10 — Portrait of a Noblewoman, c. 1550
Unknown

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paddle-like, large board with crescent shaped "handle" at top; handle covered in dark brown animal hide; rectangular portion has off-white ground and is covered with black text on front and back — Qur'anic board, 1950s
Unknown

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ovoid foot with beaded edge and silver rim decorated with scrolls and flowers; long stem with silver and gilt figure of Neptune with long hair and beard, holding a trident, riding a hippocamp; Neptune wears elaborate scrolled crown; nautilus shell forms cup, decorated with gilt and silver mountings with swags, a grotesque face, two caryatids, and a satyr, with two crabs and two turtles holding decorative silver ball pendants; topped with Jonah (?) emerging from the whale's mouth; whale ridden by Cupid (?), holding gold reigns — Nautilus shell cup, c. 1660-1680
Unknown

G350

two wood panels attached in book form with string; traces of gesso and fragments of running border designs in black on outer front cover; each inner panel split into three horizontal frames showing various scenes including Jesus with the 12 apostles, Mary and infant Jesus with a pair of angels with swords, the crucifixion, Daniel with two lions and St. George slaying a serpent-like dragon; orange, yellow, grey-blue, black and white — Diptych icon, about 1700
Unknown

G254

tiny comb with rounded top with finial-like protrusion; hole in top for wearing as a pendant; incised designs--same on each side--of zigzag bands, straight and curved bands and cross hatched zigzags — Beard comb, early 20th century
Unknown

G254

Blue-and-White dish, porcelain; decorated in a deep blue in the center with a large peahen flying amongst peonies, the cavetto molded with a band of peonies in white in a blue ground, the rim with a border of stylized waves and a molded foliated edge; the reverse has a typical wide unglazed base with a short foot ring and the exterior is decorated with a band of scrolling lotus — Dish, 14th century
Unknown

G243

44 individual paintings, received framed and mounted in four rows of eleven paintings, each row attached together with two string loops; oranges, flesh tone, blue, yellow, black, brown, green and grey; various religious scenes--see Components for descriptions of each leaf — (Ethiopian saints and scenes from the Hebrew scriptures and the Christian Bible), late 17th century
Unknown

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Vessel in the Shape of a Buffalo with cylindrical body, small downward-pointing tail and small ears and horns; cylindrical vessel mouth on top of buffalo's back; body of buffalo decorated with incised geometric shapes — Ceremonial vessel in the form of a Water Buffalo, 1000-300 BCE
Unknown

G213

Mallangan, wood and pigments — Malagan Pole, c. 1910
Unknown

G256

Gope board, Unknown — Gope board, 18th century
Unknown

Not on View

Cassone or Wedding chest, decorated with sculptural relief depicting the Four Cardinal Virtues flanked by candelabra with armorial bearings; scene of the Rape of Prosperine fighting centaurs and a centaur carrying a woman — Wedding chest (cassone), 1475–85
Unknown Artist, Italian (Lucca)

G343

pitcher form with pulled handle and spout; wide mouth; plate-shaped lid; glazed grey overall with underglaze iron floral patterns in brown — Ewer with floral design, 12th-13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

round-bodied jar with a small foot; dome lid and dome finial; one applied spiral coil handle; decorated with repeating stamped design — Lidded Jar with Handle, 9th century
Unknown Korean

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round-bottomed jar with neck opening into flaring lip; two small v-shaped handles below neck on body; has own stand — Jar, 2nd century BCE
Unknown Korean

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ceramic jar with stand; round body jar with flared rim and two small handles at upper shoulder; stand with flared base and rim, tapered body to rim, open through middle, six band decoration with staggered open rectangles cut out off each band; unglazed. Three Kingdoms Period (Kaya). — Jar with Tall, Perforated Stand, 5th century
Unknown Korean

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gilt-bronze Buddha; one hands holds holy water bottle, other is damaged; meant to be seen from front, back has three open rectangles (gilt chipped at lower half) — Standing Buddha, 8th century
Unknown Korean

G206

Mishima Bowl; all-over comb motif with five flowers in interior and band of flowers circling sides; pottery with grey glaze, stoneware — Bowl with Stamped Comb Design and Flowers, 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, Unknown Japanese — Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light, 12th century
Unknown Japanese

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Shinto priest's robe (kariginu), Unknown Japanese — Shinto priest's robe (kariginu), 19th century
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

G225

leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

G225

leaf shaped dish; pale green with brown rim; inside of dish dark green starburst bottom center; curved dark green shape left of starburst; curved dark blue shape above starburst — Set of leaf-shaped food dishes (mukōzuke), 1660’s
Unknown Japanese

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rounded body supporting a tall neck tapering to domed disk surrounded by a thin faceted sprinkling spout; set at one side with a tall waisted spout and attached lid. Koryo dynasty. — Water Vessel, 12th-13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

standing female figure with proper left arm bent, hand at side; flat mask like face, adorned by earrings and necklace; ridged dress extends to floor covering legs and feet — Haniwa of a Female Shrine Attendant, 6th century
Unknown Japanese

G205

Bowl on Pierced Foot — Bowl on Perforated Foot, 5th century
Unknown Korean

G206

covered wine ewer melon-shaped with curved spout and handle simulating bamboo; motif of peonies, lotus flowers and vines; grey-green celadon glaze and cream underglaze; porcelaneous ware with incised decor under celadon glaze — Ewer in the Shape of a Melon, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

Tankard, Unknown New York — Tankard, about 1760-1770
Unknown New York

G350

Kundika (holy water bottle) high shouldered, ovoid body with tall neck and small spout; celadon, olive green glaze — Water Vessel, 14th century
Unknown Korean

G206

light green and tan bottle with grey recessed areas; pear-shaped; round foot; raised, billowing, floral leaf patterns — Bottle with peony leaves, second half 15th century
Unknown Korean

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small earthenware cup with lid; cup has upward hooking handle on side and slightly protruding collar for lid; lid has small knob at top — Small lidded jar with handle, second half of 5th century
Unknown Korean

G206

round, flat object with scalloped, pointed edges; raised knob at center; rough ship just R of center knob; stylized waves at L; four Korean characters at top center; green with patina — Mirror showing a ship at sea and inscription, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

large jar with dark brown dripping over glaze and large rocky inclusions; wide shoulder, short neck, rolled lip; gnarled texture — Storage jar, 15th century
Unknown Japanese

G222

unsigned; thick field of barley painted against a gold leaf background — Barley Field, early 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G223

short, squat incense burner on three legs; three separate parts; domed cover with bud-shaped nib; floral stamped and etched patterns on lid — Incense burner, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

small, double pointed object with five prongs converging to form each point; center decorated with petal and concentric circle motif — Five-pronged vajra, late 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

squat, low bowl with gray-green glaze; diagonal zigzagging lines circle the bowl near lip; domed cover with multiple rings of zigzagging diagonal lines; ring of flowers around widest portion; bowl sits on very low foot — Covered box with wavy lines and chrysanthemums, second half 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

vase with pale gray-blue glaze and dark stylized leaf pattern on two sides; narrow foot with widening at shoulder; narrow neck; cupped mouth with high vertical lip — Bottle with leaves, 11th century
Unknown Korean

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round bronze medallion with raised knob at center; five bands inside encircling center knob; each band with different figures inside including four directional guardian animals and twelve zodiac signs in relief — Mirror with Cosmological Design, 12th-13th century
Unknown Korean

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Lozenge-shaped body with short flaring neck and small foot; slightly more rounded on one side; brown glaze with slight tan streaking — Flask, 15th century
Unknown Korean

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Wheel of the Law, Buddhist (shingon sect.) gilded bronze — Chakra, 13th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

Sake pot, gold lacquer, with hinged semi-circular handle, and three short circular, tapering legs. Silver finial on cover. Decoration consists of gold vines, peonies, and arms of Tokugawa family (three asarum leaves within a circle) on bronze ground. Silver lacquer inside. — Ewer (katakuchi), 17th century
Unknown Japanese

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Bronze bell (Dotaku); Dotaku- Bronze Bell with so-called 'crossing bands' (in Japanese Kesadasuki) decoration. Fine natural green patina; no repairs, in excellent condition. Excavated at Chiwa-Yama, Yashu-gun, Ohmi Province (now Shiga Prefecture) in the 14th year of Meiji, or 1881 A.D. This was on the 14 bells found, the largest of which is now in the Tokyo national Museum. with a box authentication of Professor Sueji Umehara. Modern wooden storage box has authentication by Professor Umchara. — Ritual Bell (Dōtaku), 1st century BCE-1st century CE
Unknown Japanese

G205

handled tray with short sides; light grey glaze with blue, green and gold leaves, vines and gourds; cutout gourd shapes — Tobacco tray, 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

squared form, with high walls; small ring foot; milky translucent glaze; stylized depictions of bridges and water, in brown — Serving dish with bridge and water, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

round bronze disk mounted to wood; raised figure seated on lotus at center, with PR hand resting in lap, and PL hand at heart clutching delicate metal flowers; elaborate golden filigree behind figure; tall urns with delicate wire and bounded metal lotus leaves on either side of figure; thin metal "awning" above figure with lotus detail and hanging charms; lion head with claws on either side of top; border with round studs — Kakebotoke, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

black and gold helmet in the form of a dragonfly, with its tail extending upward; two large gold eyes; two removable dull gold pairs of wings; thick braided purple silk cord tie at neck — Helmet in dragonfly shape, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

octagonal stepped base with lotus flower at top of base; clear glass globe at top with three vertical metal "flames" around it; glass globe filled with multicolored pebbles — Buddhist Reliquary in the Shape of a Wish-Granting Jewel, 16th-17th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

flat, wide, outward-flaring rim; protruding triangular band around thick neck; shallow grooved line drawn into edge of rim; two black spots on body, one on rim; tan patina; small flat foot — Wide-Mouthed Jar, 1st century BCE- 1st century CE
Unknown Japanese

G205

studded helmet with short visor at front and four-tiered, wide spreading laced neck guard; curving face protectors with decorated buckskin, studs, and crests; heraldic metal disc with Sanskrit characters for the Buddhist deity Fudo; pair or thin, bladelike metal kuwagatas at front center with heart cutouts; neck guard held together with green ties; ochre colored knots around borders; has wooden stand — Helmet with ornament bearing seed syllable for Fudō Myōō, 17th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

brown body; top band of butterflies and flower scroll, bordered by blue band and rows of black circles; lappets below alternate colorful birds and dragons; green interior; enamels in lappets suffused with copper shavings ("goldstone" technique) — Vase, late 19th century
Unknown Japanese

G239

three men in ULC-one man chisels at rock; two men push wheelbarrows filled with clay; black, gold, and red lacquer frame — Excavating the Clay, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

woman with child at window, URC; man in yellow tunic, LRC; man with yoke follows another figure carrying a small basket; seated man stokes a firing kiln; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Kiln-firing the Porcelain, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

man at L beats a clump of clay; two figures at center load bowls into large baskets; figure at R emerges from a room with a rack of decorated ceramics; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Removing the Kiln-fired Wares, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

two men in LRC standing near bricks; man in URC with barrels; two men at L stir contents of barrels and kneed in a low vat; another figure seen through window, ULC; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Pulverizing the Clay and Building the Kiln, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

standing woman with child at R; seated man splitting a reed or twig, LRC; man in LLC carries a yoke; small figure seated between the two men; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Breaking up the Clay, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

two men working with barrels in foreground; man in blue tunic opening a barrel at center; man with fan at R; two men pack ceramics in a barrel behind man in blue; black, gold and red lacquer frame — Packing the Finished Porcelain for Shipment, 19th century
Unknown Chinese

G209

incense burner in the shape of an antique Chinese bronze basin with three legs, tall slotted handles and lid; lions in relief over a tao-tieh design on front and back and larger lion with ball on the top on a cloud design of the lid; perhaps originally coated with black lacquer — Incense burner with Chinese lions, 16th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

unsigned; small, round basket with crisscrossing closed weave; handle made of twisted, gnarled branch that comes to a point near center — Basket with wood handle, late 19th-early 20th century
Unknown Japanese

G222

white bottle with looping floral decoration on body; incised lines around base of neck and body; narrow neck, wide body, narrow foot slightly flaring mouth — Bottle with floral design, late 15th century
Unknown Korean

G206

tall vessel with graceful widening near top; fluted into six sections; short, thin neck with high mouth; two concentric inscribed circles below neck; horizontal inscribed markings around center — Lobed maebyeong, 13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

unembellished cup with lid and saucer; small finial on top of lid — Container for rubbing incense, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

standing figure in robes wearing a two-pointed cap; holding heart-shaped object in closed hands at waist — Tomb guardian figures, 16th-18th century
Unknown Korean

G206

pitcher shaped like a melon; short, curved spout; handle rises above spout height at top; small cover with tiny loop on top, resembling a melon vine — Ewer in the shape of a melon, first half 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

figurine of a boy riding side saddle on a water buffalo; boy is holding a shield with a swirl pattern in PR hand while holding PL hand up to his own ear; water buffalo holds its head slightly down in walking pose — Incense burner in the shape of a Chinese boy on a water buffalo, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

male figure in robes and two-pointed cap; standing with feet hip-width apart, holding clover-shaped object in folded hands at waist — Tomb guardian figures, 16th-18th century
Unknown Korean

G206

small, light gray-blue lidded container with inlaid design of stylized chrysanthemums and dark, arabesque stems; organic design around outer border — Covered box with chrysanthemums, 13th century
Unknown Korean

G206

a: round iron vessel with semi-circular handles hanging on each side; bird in open circle below one handle and standing creature with shovel (?) in open circle below other handle; openings cut out in organic shaped designs on body; L-shaped hooks attached to each side to hold open doors; wing-shaped doors below that lift upwards, attached with two hinges; incised decoration on each door; solid bottom inside that is raised from very bottom with openwork around base in oval forms with points at top of each; b: brass insert with wing-shaped opening on each side; c, d: open brass handles — Hanging lantern, 8th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

Gold rim with raised designs; spray of large flowers with raised gold outlines and green, brown, and red highlights; butterfly at left; gold dots throughout background — Small plate with decor of flowers and butterfly, 1890s
Unknown Japanese

G239

crescent upper platform with double flat-supporting columns attached to an oval base; carved square design with four curvilinear appendages on upper platform; carved design with "Celtic knot" appearance on exterior of columns — Headrest, Date Unknown
Unknown Somali

G254

inverted pear-shape; short neck; round mouth is wider than neck; light green glaze with darker green foliage and flower motif; lid is bell-shaped with darker grayish glaze and darker vine design — Maebyeong with chrysanthemums, 11th-12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

abstracted peony motif in shades of brown; narrow base, wider shoulder, short lip — Maebyeong with peonies, 11th-12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

one of four: dish with high walls and deep scalloped cutouts on each edge, creating dramatic, irregular square shape; textured, beige over glaze against dark brown underglaze; beige over glaze on bottom lightly brushed around bowl; subtle blue vine accents on underside at cutouts — Set of food dishes (mukōzuke), early 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G225

Hill # R-20 — Flowers of the Season, 19th century
Unknown Japanese

G223

dark background with flying cranes; white and light blue abstract zigzagging Matsukawabishi design; purple cords and ties — Noh costume (hitatare), first half 20th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

embroidered Sanskrit "seed" syllables of Amida, Kannon and Seishi with lotus pedestals; a canopy and an altar table with two vases and incense burner at bottom; embroidered poem sheets at ULC and URC with sutra quotations in Chinese characters; embroidered floral border above and below composition — Embroidered Amida Triad in the form of Sanskrit Syllables, 14th century
Unknown Japanese

G220

pitcher with very narrow neck with decorative disk within neck, and narrower, needle-like mouth; short, squat, segmented spout with loose cap; thin incised lines around soft shoulder; green patina — Water vessel (Kundika), 918-1392
Unknown Korean

G206

stoneware jar with brownish ash glaze evenly distributed, mostly on the upper shoulder; wide, low shape with wide mouth and short, straight lip; foot pierced in five places with small rectangular openings; five band design around upper shoulder with alternating motifs of concentric circles and triangles with cross-hatching; bands separated by incised lines — Small Jar with Perforated Foot and Stamped and Incised Designs, late 6th - early 7th century
Unknown Korean

G206

black lacquered box with gold and silver butterflies; double flute case in black lacquer with gold and silver clouds and dragon design on bottom; bamboo flute inside with dark ribbing; smaller flute with red ribbing and details, both stored in double case; single bamboo flute case in plain wood with gold inscription on one side; also comes with two documents in handscroll form depicting the flute's history; document dated 1774 — Noh Flutes named “Winter Wind” (Kogarashi) with Box and Case, mid 18th century
Unknown Japanese

G219

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