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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

Library and Rock Garden

The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797

Unknown

G216

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

Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand, early 17th century

China

G218

the nude boy shown crouching in an almost horizontal position, holding a bird in his left hand, the chubby face with simply carved features and the hair pulled back in double knots; carved from greenish white stone. Former Classification: Jade

Pillow, 17th-18th century

China

G218

standing horse balancing on three legs; mouth open; short tail pointing up; leaning slightly to proper left

Prancing Horse, 1st-3rd century

China

G215

Wallpaper, 19th century

China

G328

The Wu Family Reception Hall, early 17th century

China

G218

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

ovoid shape, with two handle-like protrusions on long sides; rust-red and brown; rim and handles painted with running geometric designs

Wine Cup, 2nd century BCE

China

G215

young Manchu woman seated by a lacquer table on a garden terrace with bamboo growing at L; woman wears blue robe with Shou characters and has stylish hairdo decorated with flowers and jewels; on the table are a snuff bottle, a fan, a ju-i scepter and a vase of peonies; blue and white vessel with plant LLC; butterfly-covered box on floor beside table

Birthday Portrait of a Young Manchu Lady, c. 1800-1850

China

G203

crouching rabbit with small ears and brown eyes; rectangular base with squared-off corners

Figure of a Rabbit, 8th-9th century

China

G204

Mortuary figures, pair of, representing warriors both wear armor, with curious head-dresses, and one carries a sword-like object. Four of these figures were found at the entrance of a tomb in Honan province. Two bought by M.I.A., and two by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. They are fashioned of polychromed pottery of the greyish cast associated with Wei. Traces of faded terra cotta color remain. These are unusually large tomb figures.

Tomb Guardian Figures, early 6th century

China

G208

Standing Bodhisattva of white marble, arms broken off below shoulder. The figure wears a narrow scarf, barely defined, and a skirt girdled at the waist, its upper edge finished with a curling line. Jewelled necklace and long chains. High headdress. Feet missing, head restored at throat where formerly broken off.

Standing bodhisattva, one of a pair, late 6th century

China

G200

Tomb Figurine of a Court Lady, 618-906

China

G208

set of 32 chessmen, sixteen red and sixteen white (natural); each chaessman stands on a carved filigree globe, within which are one or more free carved balls; the globe rests on small turned stem, and the foot is carved with double row of lotus design

Chess Set, 18th century

China

Not on View
Stone head of Buddha. A fragment consisting of the face only, modelled in the style that heralds the Tang.

Head of a Buddha, 570-577

China

G200

Yao-Chou celadon bowl, porcelain, carved lotus design.

Bowl, 960-1279

China

G204

armorial porcelain deep dish painted with fly amidst butterfly wings, turquoise ground with reserve cartouches enclosing arms and monogram of Grimaldi

Dish, c. 1735

China

G209

Udhyana Buddha, 14th century

China

G212

Dancers, pair

Dancing Figure, one of a pair, 3rd century BCE - 3rd century CE

China

G215

Slab built and modeled, rectangular courtyard surrounded by a tile roofed wall; seperate elements are a pigsty, boar, round food dish, rectangular food dish, seated figure, bird, dog, suckling pig, four piglets.

Funerary Model of a Pig Sty, 2nd century BCE

China

G215

Both sides inscribed with very small text in black and red; short sides are selvedge edges

Cheat's Handkerchief, c. 1860

China

G217

Ceremonial Gate, 1728

China

G217

red spongelike rock with white striations

Scholar's Rock, early 19th century

China

G218

dark brown in color; square mouth piece cut from rim of smaller end; five holes at top, three at underside

Vertical flute, c. 1800

China

G216

standing figure with arms bent at elbows, PL forearm slightly lower than PR forearm; unfinished back; looping drapery folds

Standing Shakyamuni Buddha, late 6th century

China

G207

Seated figure, resting PR elbow on raised PR knee, PL leg bent and on ground and PL arm behind, hand resting on ground; wearing bracelets, long necklaces and elaborate crown

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva in the Water-Moon Form (Shuiyue Guanyin), 12th century

China

G200

half of a gourd with flat portion of wood; gourd carved overall with geometric designs; radiating half-circle door on one side

Dome-shaped Cricket Carrier, Date Unknown

China

G217

base with iridescent light green glaze and 2 animals, one standing on the back of the other; long post topped with openwork bird finial; 4 long branches at top: 3 depict figures dancing and holding objects and a figure under a canopy on top of branch and figures and radiating coins below branch; one depicts same scene except an animal replaces the figure under canopy; 20 rectangular branches, 19 with figures, horses, deer and figure under canopy with coins sprouting from branches; one with same scene except animal and figure(?) replace figure under canopy; 40 small branches with 3 radiating coins; pendant of monkey with a coin

Money Tree, 1st-2nd century

China

G201

woman seated at a table with another woman behind her, arranging the seated woman's hair; third woman making a bed at right

Lady at Dressing Table, 1657

Wang Qiao

G203

bronze budhist temple bell; tall football shaped body with flat top; two dragons turned away from each other form hanger at top center; sides decorated with two rectangular fields striped with three bands of three raised circular bumps

Bo bell, late 6th-5th century BCE

China

G215

head with elongated earlobes; downcast eyes; headdress with scrolls, tassels and floral forms, with pair of ornaments on either side with three red balls on blue drops; traces of blue pigment at hairline; traces of red pigment on lips; traces of olive-colored patina on skin of face; red, green and blue pigment on headdress; received attached to rectangular black base

Head of a Bodhisattva, late 6th century

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 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

folding chair with woven seat; inlaid iron decorations on arms and footrest; carved open-mouthed animals where arms attach to seat

Folding round-back armchair, late 16th century

China

G217

chased silver dish decorated with scene from the "Former Red Cliff Ode" by Su Shi (1037-1101); engraved in painterly baimiao style showing the poet in court robes with two companions relaxing in a boat drifting on tranquil water, with a winepot and cups on the table in front of them; one figure playing a flute and the other holding an open book; rocky banks with grasses and tall reeds, a willow and a cassia tree; small waterfall spilling down from high cliffs at the far shore; sky with pair of birds flying to the left towards a constellation of seven stars drawn as circles joined by thin lines to form the Big Dipper seen through drifting clouds surrounding a full moon engraved with the legendary yu tu dao yaou scene of the Moon Rabbit under the cassia tree pounding a pestle in a mortar; shallow plain sides of octafoil bracket-lobed outline rising to a barbed everted rim

Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene, 13th century

China

G208

Jewelled headdress with pendants suspended from the beaks of decorative birds or from projecting scrolls. Right hand is on right knee, left hand is raised toward the chief diety. Sitting in a cross-legged position, the image of his Dhyani-Buddha in his headdress. Hip-length blouse, with wide round neck and rolled over collar, has a center vertical panel which is pulled into the neck when seated. Three-quarter length sleeves. The skirt is finely pleated and caught up slightly on either side of the leg.

Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), from a set of Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Flying Celestials, c. 951-953

China

G200

Horse with long mane and clipped tail. ca 725 A.D. Glazed pottery tomb figure, one of a pair, on a flat base. The decoration of the trappings is in the Sassanian style. Glaze predominantly a fine cobalt blue which has oxidized on the hind legs to an irridescent silvery-blue. Saddle and top saddle pad unglazed.

Horse, early 8th century

China

G208

camel standing on diamond-shaped base; head up, tail up and curled; yellow with traces of red and black pigment; single hump

Two camels and a groom (Camel), 618-907

China

G207

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

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

Not on View
3/4 length standing figure; bald, with placid face, closed eyes, long ears with elongated lobes; head slightly bent forward; palms of hands held together at chest; figure wars a robe draped over PL shoulder and PL arm--PR shoulder, chest and arm are bare; traces of gilt, red and green pigments on garment; cream-colored stone with mottled brown areas

Standing Arhat, 6th century

China

Not on View
dark blue glaze; Christie's Lot 370 2/22/96

Bottle Vase, 19th century

China

Not on View
two figures on small bridge at LL walking towards open pavilion within a small grove of trees; robed figure on trail at lower center approaches pavilion; towering, bulbous rock formation in background at R; waterway and richly foliated landscape

Meeting Along the River, c. 1492-1518

Zhu Duan

G218

brush with carved cover and handle; circular medallions decorated with geometric patterning scattered over an organic leaf pattern background; meandering band at brush tip and lower end of cover

Brush and Cover, c. 1600

China

G218

pair of shears, the tapering blades joined through a figure-of-eight-shaped spring-handle and decorated on each side with a bird in flight and scrolling foliage, on a ground of ring-matting

Shears (scissors), 8th-9th century

China

G208

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape, rocky foreground with three central trees with birds (2), two trees (bare) on right, mountains in background, river (?) between; from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape with mountains in background; rocky middle ground with two buildings; trees with leaves in foreground from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape with mountains in background, three trees in center middle ground, two smaller trees to right in foreground with rocks, waterfall, and river from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape with two trees on large rocks lower center foreground, left of trees in middle ground is a building, three smaller trees far right, mountains in background from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape with two trees on a rock at center, large rock with vine or tree at right background, small rock at left foreground; from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape with a group of four trees in center in slightly sloped landscape from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

two album leaves mounted on boards and matted; left is calligraphic; right is landscape large mountain in center, two or three leafy trees at mountain base foreground, two buildings (?) behind them, other trees at right middle ground, other mountains upper left and right from accordion-style album, wood covers; eight images, alternating with text, single page of text at end

Two album leaves from a landscape album, 1621

Li Liufang

G218

three robed figures standing at the base of a waterfall at L; branches of a blossoming tree at top; man at R holds a fan, while center man stands in profile with open mouth, and clasped hands; man at L is holding up one hand

Daoist Figures, late 15th-early 16th century

Attributed to Liu Jun

G201

bar with four triple-pronged protruding elements; incised designs overall; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-6

Quatrefoil Plaque of the Four Directions, late 2nd century

China

G215

vertical rock with linear striations of red and brown; wood stand attached

Scholar's Rock, 19th century

China

G218

darker brown on top with reddish brown near bottom; flat, bottle-like shape; ovoid foot; identical moulded design on each side: large dancing figure, small clapping figure and large figure playing a flute

Flask with Figural Decoration, 550-577

China

G204

very thin walls; tube-shaped body with three thick, tapering, splayed feet; rounded top with short spout and half-circle-shaped opening; handle decorated with incised lines and v's and applied circles

Tripod Ewer, c. 2000-1500 BCE

Erlitou

G204

seated man with long beard, with a woman in a fur-trimmed hat behind him; burner with 2 teapots in foreground; table with foliage bouquet in vase, box and cup in background

Beauty in Winter, 17th-18th century

Gao Qipei

G203

ink sketches of trees, rocks and buildings; several blocks of text on paper follow sketches; separate gold-flecked sheet with Chinese text rolled into scroll

Studies of Traditional Trees and Rocks, c. 1610

Dong Qichang

G218

standing brown-spotted white horse with red mane; red bridle; red, white and brown cloth-covered saddle; horse wears chestpiece with shells and decorative trappings on backside; hair on mane between ears pulled into a vertical horn-like tail

Striding Horse, 549-577

China

G207

from right to left: figure with attendants in a garden near a pool with ducks; figures in an interior writing, reading and playing games; men picnicking, listening to female musicians; second building where two men listen to a third man playing a stringed instrument; brightly colored

Scholarly Pursuits, late 17th-mid 18th century

China

G203

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube

Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century

China

G217

painted with portrait of young Queen Victoria within laurel wreath above "1837" in iron-red and gilt cartouche; body has scattered floral sprays

Bottle vase with portrait of Queen Victoria, c. 1897

China

G209

central design of Bacchus wearing floral wreaths, holding goblet and bunch of grapes, standing by a table on a terrace within a lappet-edged roundel surrounded by scrolling vine; narrow molded rim with gadroons; blue and white

"Bacchus" tray, c. 1700

China

G209

arms of Trevor impaling Weldon, flanked and surmounted by black dragons, on one side; scholar’s utensils, double-gourd vessels and pomegranates amid floral sprays on other side Rose-verte decoration

Tankard with the arms of Lord Trevor impaling Weldon, c. 1722

China

G209

sauceboat shape with one handle; decorated with three bunches of flowers; blue, orange and gilt

Bourdaloue (oval chamber pot), first half of the 18th century

China

G209

woman seated on rocks, wearing long vest-like garment in grey with stylized floral designs and a skirt with design of cranes in octagons; woman wears peal hoop earring; bamboo at left and right; text at top

The Singer Su Xiaoxiao, 1746

Kang Tao

G203

squat upright shape of horizontal, massed volumes with horizontal striations with an overhang to the front; stone dense and resonate with distinct underlying greenish tinge with lighter green veining and some buff striations

Scholar's Rock, 18th century

China

G218

two seated men flanking a standing woman, seen from back, playing a lute on a boat; orasman wraps one leg around oar; a fourth man sits with a horse on bank, LLC; grey ink-blotch mountains; text above

Ode to the Pipa, or Song of the Lute, 1650

Wang Jianzhang; Calligrapher: Wen Chia

G203

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

elongated oval form covered in orange-red lacquer on the interior, with a wide border of wing-and-scroll motifs in a complex repeating pattern painted in red on a dark brown ground around the inner mouth-rim and with a narrower rendition of the same border around the outer mouth-rim continuing along the flat outer edges of the flaring wing-shaped handles which are painted on top with detached scroll motifs, and painted on one handle, with a running deer on one handle, the other handle with a long-tailed bird with wings displayed, the underside covered with dark brown lacquer, the edge of the oval platform base with a narrow red border

Cup with winged handles, one of a pair, 4th-3rd century BCE

China

G215

seated lion looking over PL shoulder; curly mane and chin whiskers; open, roaring mouth; grey and reddish brown stone

Guardian Lion, one of a pair, 8th century

China

G208

very tall, elongated figure; triangular-shaped face; very close-set features; painted eyes and garment details in red, black and white; long sleeves; mostly dark brown patina overall

Figurine of a Female Court Attendant, 4th-3rd century BCE

China

G215

celadon green; three small paw feet with animal heads; two squared-off handles on top rim; four rows of incised geometric designs on body

Tripod Censer, 10th-11th century

China

G204

bulbous garlic head mouth, long neck, globular body; five rows of painted red triangles

Garlic Head Vase, 2nd century BCE

China

G204

globular body with large circular mouth; yellowish brown glaze on top half and brown drips on bottom unglazed half

Alms Bowl, late 6th century

China

G204

painted in rich cobalt blue; interior has cusped circular medallion enclosing monkey seated on a pie-bald horse within fenced garden, encircled by trellis, diaper and floral panels, broad flaring rim with lotus-lappet panels enclosing ribbon-tied antique phoenix and blossoming peach trees alternating with diaper, pearl string and flame scroll panels; exterior has lotus panels enclosing ruyu-headed cloud scrolls and panels of Lingxi

Dish with scene of monkey on a horse, late 16th century

China

G209

Chinese export blue and white; bell-shaped body painted with continuous scene of figures in misty landscape between lotus-lappet bands; cylindrical waisted shaft has vertical lotus sprays

Candlestick, c. 1640

China

G209

interior painted with one man at tessellated entrance and second man on a circular staircase amidst Masonic symbols and central rondel with "TFPJ" beneath broad tasseled band and series of blue, red and gold patterned borders; exterior has Masonic implements and symbols

Masonic punch bowl, 1800-1805

China

G209

exterior decorated with ships at front and back of edge, at full sail on a green sea, flying two Union Jacks; central rondel with scene of ten sailors at various pursuits; each sailor has a speech bubble; white ground; two floral sprays on exterior

Documentary shipping bowl, late 18th century

China

G209

small stand in the shape of a qin; 13 ivory circular inlays on top at one side; inlaid seal; four small legs; 10 characters on top

Wristrest in the Shape of a Chin (Lute), early 19th century

Kuo Shang-hsien

G217

green glaze; rounded shoulder; flat bottom; long neck, tapering and flaring out at top to ring mouth; two-part handle with two dragons' heads with their mouths around edge of mouth opening on spout; small chicken head with slightly open beak as pouring spout; four squared-off loops at shoulder- two on each side

Chicken-head Ewer, c. 570

China

G204

black with some grey areas; irregular "base" with vertical upward-extending elements and forward-extending front element; pitted surface; large circular cavities; several holes in upper PL area; tiny hole at bottom center; several deep fissures on back; ringing sound when tapped

Scholar's Rock, 18th-19th century

China

G218

Longquan celadon lotus bowl, has own storage box

Bowl, 12th-13th century

China

G204

Roundback Armchair, one of a pair, 17th century

China

G218

black and off-white; octagonal shape; slightly concaved top decorated with leafy floral stem; stylized floral band on sides

Pillow, 10th-13th century

China

G204

spherical jar with small conical neck rim and flat foot rim; black glaze with brownish areas at mouth; small, dull silver spots throughout glaze

Oil Spot Jar, 13th-14th century

China

G204

three short, splayed feet; constructed neck with flat rim; sides pierced with four shaped apertures; persimmon-colored glaze

Cup Stand, 10th-12th century

China

G204

male figure on horseback in small clearing; female figure coyly standing in front of window in small hut ULQ, near pink blossoming trees; followed by text panel

Encountering, 1839

Fei Danxu

G203

two young women reading a book; woman in front with blue trim on her garment and wearing a hoop earring with white bead drops holds book in her PL hand and holds a fan with a bamboo handle in her PR hand; woman in back with floral trim on her sleeves with brown ground and wearing a looped earring with white bead drops rests her PL arm on the shoulder of the front woman and points to the book with her PL hand; both women wear ornaments in their hair with flowers--hair ornament worn by woman in back has a dragon holding dangles in its mouth; inscription at left edge in black with two red square seals; round format

Two Beauties, 1847

Liao Yun

G203

underglaze blue; scenes of houses and terraces with women and boys; peacock feathers with M undulating boarder and flowers; inner rim has similar boarder and lappets with landscape, house and mountains across lake

Bowl with domestic scenes, c. 1690

China

G209

blue and white; pear-shaped body; six medallions of Arabic Script divided by relief-molded vertical flanges and amid ruyi-headed cloud scrolls; base of cylindrical tall neck has six flanges and six tubes around rim

Arrow vase for the Islamic market, 19th century

China

G209

white with blue Arabic inscription "kindness is the duty of the believer"; Buddhistic lion handles; pierced domed cover with lion knop with Buddhistic lion handles and pierced domed cover

Incense burner for the Islamic market, 18th century

China

G209

octagonal body; painted with ships of various styles; floral design on cover; blue and white

Teapot with scenes of ships, c. 1754

China

G209

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

China

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

China

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

China

G209

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