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

G200

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

Relief-carved Fragment from Persepolis, 486-465 BCE

Persian

G241

standing horse balancing on three legs; mouth open; short tail pointing up; leaning slightly to proper left — Prancing Horse, 1st-3rd century
China

G215

Barbizon landscape, northeastern France, Fontainebleau forest — The Crossroads of the Eagle’s Nest, Fontainebleau Forest, 1843-1844
Charles-François Daubigny

G321

crouching female figure with swags of a variety of flowers on an oblong octagonal base — Flora Kneeling, c. 1871
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

G324

The Wu Family Reception Hall, China — The Wu Family Reception Hall, early 17th century
China

G218

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

Head and shoulder of a pharaoh, wearing headgear; black and tan flecked marble; has own mount — Portrait of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, 1391-1353 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand, China — Cosmetic Case and Mirror Stand, early 17th century
China

G218

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

fisherman riding on a boat and playing a flute at lower right corner; three people inside a building just below center at left edge; mountains in background — Riverside Scene with Scholar and Fisherman, c. 1500
Liu Jun

G203

Ceremonial Gate, China — Ceremonial Gate, 1728
China

G217

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

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

G216

octagonal box with lid; lid carved with central circle surrounded by 4 C-scrolls and 4 concentric bands of tixi scrolls; box decorated with rolls of same scrolls; black interior — Octagonal Box, 15th century
China

G210

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

Round-bodied pot with 3 legs, 2 decorative, curving, detachable 'handles' and fan-like lattice element at back; decorated overall with organic and geometric designs — Censer, 1723-1735
China

G214

baldheaded figure with closed eyes, wearing a robe which falls in folds at stomach, lower arms and legs; slightly leaning to proper left, with a small space between proper right arm and body; hands folded at waist — The Monk Ananda, 9th century
China

G200

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

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

towering rock formations in clouds at top; river at center; bearded figure at center bottom looking at waterfall in LLC; 2 other figures between trees — Landscape with Scholar Viewing a Waterfall, 1722
Cai Jia

G203

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

Not on View

shallow dish with small flaring lip; brown rim with red and black geometric designs; central circular section with brown ground and red organic designs; brown exterior with red and black decoration at edge — Dish, one of a pair, 1st century
China

G215

tall, slightly bulbous body; long slender neck flaring out to wide, flat lip; white glaze — Bottle, 7th century
China

G204

figure with green and brown robe and red hat; drum attached to waist — Musician, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PR lower arm raised with end of sleeve handing down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PL lower arm raised with end of sleeve hanging down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

3-level tower with balconies; 4 figures with crossbows; roofs edged with large floral forms; bird at top of roof; green glaze — Model of a Watchtower, 1st-2nd century
China

G215

vessel on flat foot, flaring outward to shoulder and inward to wide, outward-turned mouth; pair of decorative loop handles, one with applied loop design; black painted decoration of curved lines and eyeball-like circles — Storage Vessel, c. 3000 BCE
Majiayao

G204

large vessel with pair of lug handles; small flat foot, flaring outward to pointed shoulder; straight neck with outward-flaring rim; swirl, linear and crosshatch painted designs in black and white — Storage Jar, c. 3000 BCE
Majiayao

G204

base in the form of a man, kneeling, with PR arm raised; curved apron; curling hair, bushy brows over bulging eyes, large nose, moustache and small beard; wearing robe decorated with raised medallions, apron, chain mail issuing from animal masks on shoulders, boots; foliate drip pan with baluster-shaped socket cast with coiled dragon balanced on man's head; seperate candleholder of flaring cylindrical form, raised on long stem, with two horned, four clawed dragon in very high relief, chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds; blackish patina — Two-piece Candlestick, one of a pair, early 17th century
China

G201

upright rectangular shape; decorated on red lacquer ground with figures amidst rocks with a central celestial figure seated on a cloud with a rabbit on an adjacent cloud; roofs of pavilions appearing through the mist on top and bottom surfaces; vertical sides with long rectangular panels of basketwork within raised gilt edge within lacquered borders with running key pattern; all edges bound in plain baitong mounts with similar rectangular hinges and long lockplate with square locking device — Rectangular Box, 17th century
China

G210

red-orange bowl with tan accretions overall — Bowl, c. 4500 BCE
Yangshao

G204

large bird with outstretched wings on openwork background; applied insect at each corner; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board — Pictorial Plaque with Bird, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

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

walking bird with wings outstretched; inward-curving tail-feathers; facing R; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.8.1, .2 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flat, round disc with domed protrusion at center; incised with figures, birds, animals and designs; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.3.1 — Bi Disc Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing L; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.10.1 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

broad-shouldered figure with what appears to be an arrow through his head; curling moustache and round cap; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-3, .5-7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure wearing robe and holding an L-shaped object; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-2, .4-7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

arc terminating in dragon heads; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.3.2 — Dragon-head Huang Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

small standing figure wearing a robe and leaning on a staff; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-4, .6, .7 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flying bird with outstretched wings, facing R; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.7.2, .3 — Bird Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

standing figure holding a flower-like object; facing R; incised details; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.9.1 — Figural Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

flat, round disc with domed protrusion at center; incised with figures, birds, animals and designs; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.4.1 — Bi Disc Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

tower with triangular base topped with two graduated outward-flaring elements and a spire on top; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1, .3-7 — Plaque in the Form of a Tower, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

architectural crossbeam incised with dragon; five downward-extending elements; wave-like pattern on top; mounted on black cloth-covered board with L2003.116.5.1-5, .7 — Crossbeam Plaque, 2nd-3rd century
China

G215

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

figure of bear lying on its PL side in a twisted position, being bitten on the stomach by a tiger with its body twisted into a C shape — Mat weight in the form of a leopard attacking a bear, 3rd century BCE - 3rd century CE
China

G215

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

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

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

bulbous garlic head mouth, long neck, globular body; five rows of painted red triangles — Garlic Head Vase, 2nd century BCE
China

G204

crouching rabbit with small ears and brown eyes; rectangular base with squared-off corners — Figure of a Rabbit, 8th-9th century
China

G204

rectangular shape forming a miniature scroll stand; top pierced with an incised design of a tightly compressed dragon within a circle; flat, slightly raised surface with strongly scrolled ends turning in on themselves; honey-color patina on bottom of the scrolls and underside, top surface more pale — Ink Stand, 1736-1795
China

G217

cylindrical, slightly waisted shape following the form of the tusk; rebated at the foot to receive the inset flat base; decorated with design of lady dressed in robes with flowing scarves, holding a tray with a peach; crane leaning toward woman with beak open; rocky outcrop and tall pine tree in background — Brushpot, 1796-1820
Chih Ting

G217

five feet; bowl-shaped body with outward-turned rim; domed cover with geometric and organic pierced design; teardrop-shaped finial; green patina — Covered Incense Burner, 7th-8th century
China

G214

long handle; cup-shaped censer with removable liner with small lion on rim; end of handle has another seated lion; top of handle has petal-shaped ornament; green patina — Buddhist Long-handled Censer, 8th century
China

G214

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

deep relief carving; Buddha at L seated on a throne with PL hand on head of kneeling Bodhisattva with clasped hands; 7 other figures stand behind and to R and L — Buddha Stroking the Head of a Follower, late 8th century
China

G200

cylindrical box with stepped cover; large inlaid flower on cover with 6 inlaid animals; organic patterns overall in red, including on exterior of bottom section — Lian cosmetic case with interior containers, c. 100 BCE - c. 100 CE
China

G215

Humility Brings Prosperity gate, China — Humility Brings Prosperity gate, 1858
China

G200

prancing bird with wings outstretched; long tailfeathers; facing L — Phoenix Bird Form Plaque, one of a pair, 1st century BCE -1st century CE
China

G215

Vase, Louis Comfort Tiffany — Vase, 20th century
Louis Comfort Tiffany

G320

circular mirror with knob on verso decorated with chinese characters; purchased with BBD funds by Qi Xiyu — Mirror, Date Unknown
China

G215

light green six-lobed box with flower design on lid; in storage box — Six-lobed Covered Box, 12th-13th century
China

G204

red, green and yellow carved lacquer tray with short foot and flaring edge; central design of 2 dragons flanking a flaming shou character; 6 dragons at edges with flowers on exterior — Tray, c. 1550
China

G210

figure with green robe and red hat; PL elbow bent and fist on stomach — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

platform with heavy legs with slight inner scroll at feet and plain apron; cane top — Daybed, late 16th-early 17th century
China

G216

Barbed rim with foliate form; lobed sides on inner and outer rims carved with birds and flowers in black against a red ground; central area carved with two buildings in a landscape; deer and stork in lower foreground; 3 figures in a building at L; 8 figures at center, including a man on a horse and a man playing the flute — Dish, Wanli period, 1573-1619
China

G210

tortoise, with inlaid gold and silver, carrying a bowl in its mouth; snake on the back of tortoise's shell; hole on top — Tortoise Form Water Dropper, 17th century
China

G217

cup-shaped, with small round handle; top and bottom flare outward; flat foot; thin wall — Cup-shape Vessel, c. late 4000-early 3000 BCE
Dawenkou

G204

ram with thick legs and wooly neck; horns curved around ears — Ram, c. 3000 BCE
China

G204

rectangular; right side has wide flat rest with inlaid wire characters; left side is narrower with inlaid characters; open central area with 7 slots for brushes — Brush Rest, 1847
China

G217

2 separate lacquer covers (black on exterior, red on interior); maroon covering cloth; separate leaves with white Tibetan text on one side, text flanked by drawings on opposite side of most leaves — The Bhadrakalpika Sutra, c. 1500
Tibet

G212

bird with long, drooping tailfeathers and legs drawn up toward body; ball in bird's slightly open beak; scroll design on bird's back with rectangular opening; rectangular opening at center of body — Harness Trapping, one of a pair, 10th century
China

G214

Vase-shaped with flaring foot and mouth and wide neck; 2 ring handles; geometric and organic designs overall — Vase, Yongzheng period, 1723-1735
China

G214

dark brown patina; linear silver inlay on garments and saddle; man with small moustache and beard, seated on a horse; man in turned slightly toward PL, with his PL arm bent at the elbow, across his stomach, and his PR arm down toward his PR side; hole in fists for holding objects (missing); horse has PL front hoof raised; ovoid quatrefoil base with scalloped edge — General Guan Yu on Horseback, late 17th century
China

G214

reclining figure on a flat leaf; figure wears pleated slacks and wide floral-patterned belt and holds a fan in her PR hand; head resting on a gourd (?), looking upward; brass-colored patina — Paperweight in the form of a reclining lady, Early 17th century
China

G214

low, wide foot with flaring body and slightly inverted wide mouth; pair of dragon-shaped handles; dragons and fantastic animals carved on body; chased floral design on foot; gilt highlights on carving — Censer, c. 1600-1610
Zhu Zhenming

G214

large jar covered with slip and translucent glaze; slightly flared and beveled flat foot; short, straight neck; horizontal mouth rim; saucer-like cover — Storage Jar and Cover, 7th-8th century
China

G204

tall vase, slightly flaring outward and inward at shoulder to a garlic head top; brown glaze with floral pattern cut into central band — Bottle with "Garlic-Head" Mouth, 12th-13th century
China

G204

meiping shaped jar with short neck and slightly flaring lip; brown glaze with glaze resist and slip painted prunus sprays on each side — Meiping Bottle with Plum Branch Decor, 13th century
China

G204

dark brown stone with tan streaks near top and on back; slightly narrower at top with swirling cloud design at top and bottom; undecorated box — Ink Stone with Cloud Design, 1686
Cha Sheng

G217

Scholar in Landscape, Liu Yuanqi — Scholar in Landscape, 1601
Liu Yuanqi

G203

towering rock at L top; figure at R standing on a high plateau; rushing water at bottom; figure with bare legs and feet seated on a rock at bottom center; touches of red on tips of branches of tree above seated figure — A Scholar Washing his Feet in a Mountain Stream, 16th-17th century
Chen Guan

G203

black and rust streaked and spotted glaze; footed jar, with low outward flare, flaring in to mouth; concave cover with small knob — Jar and Cover, 12th century
China

G204

standing female figure with hair in two buns, wearing long robes; woman holds a small vessel; yellow glaze on top with turquoise pigment traces on front of skirt and red and grey stripes on PL calf — Female Attendant, one of five, 7th century
China

G207

standing female figure with hair in two buns, wearing long robes; woman holds a small vessel; yellow glaze on top with turquoise pigment traces on front of skirt, traces of pink stripes throughout skirt and black pigment traces on hair — Female Attendant, one of five, 7th century
China

G207

very round body and short tail; bulging eyes; flat snout; small head; raised bristles on spine — Pig, 13th century
China

G103

limbless dragon with large head; bulging eyes; upturned snout; incised 'scales'; short horns — Dragon, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

G103

seven volumes, each covered in dragon-patterned fabrics; blue pages with text in gold with some red characters at beginnings and ends of volumes; volume with orange front cover and blue back cover has six-leaf painting on front pages in gold, blue and green; volume with gold front cover and pink back cover has two-leaf painting on back pages; volumes contained in a silk-lined wood box with removable cover — The Lotus Sutra in Seven Volumes, 16th century
China

G103

seated man wearing robes with Big Dipper on sleeves and dragon on belt; tortoise at man's feet; man has long dark hair and goatee; brown, cream and tan; T'zu-Chon ware — Zhenwu, the Daoist Deity of the North, 14th-15th century
China

G103

two fighting kui dragons, the front dragon with its head turned back with its mouth open and ferocious expression, its body pulling away from its attacker; right leg raised as it tries to extricate itself from its attacker who has his teeth sunk into its lower back; attacker has both front legs raised on the rump and back of its prey, its back arched as it pounces; both dragons have their tripartite tails curled back on themselves — Brush Rest, 15th-16th century
China

G103

Square base with a wheel of law on a double lotus plinth; 2 rows of spokes on wheel — Seal, 1428
China

G216

rectangular body with splayed rim, tapered base and flat foot; handles are two twisted intertwined pieces; exterior covered with leaves and grapes in low relief; text around unornamented base: " John Anstruther Thomson's LANCER by Stanford" on front and "AYR 1825" on back — Wine cooler, c. 1825
Paul Storr

G350

Shortback armchair carved to simulate bamboo, one of a pair, huanghuali hardwood, Ming Dynasty, China — Pair of Low Back Armchairs, late 17th century
China

G216

rounded body on raised foot; slightly inward-curving lip; surface decorated with abstracted floral shapes in brown glaze 5 on interior, 4 at lip and outer edge, separated by brown ovals — Bowl, 9th century
China

G204

low box with straight sides, forming a cylinder; low flaring foot ring; slightly domed cover with bud-shaped finial; brown glazed exterior; olive green on interior of box — Covered Box, 10th century
China

G204

Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, one of a pair, China — Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, one of a pair, c. 1600
China

G218

jug shaped with flat bottom; inward-flaring shoulder to narrow, short neck and flaring lip; white glaze with lightly incised pattern on body; 2 brown stripes and brown scrolling designs below a brown band with incised curves — Beehive-shaped Vase, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Planter, Tiffany Studios — Planter, c. 1905
Tiffany Studios

G320

quadrilobed design; edges decorated with applied stamped scroll and floral designs; green and tan glaze — Brushwasher, 10th century
China

G208

ovoid-shape with vertical incised lines; angled neck with persimmon glaze with streaks on bottom half; dark red glaze on body; unglazed foot — Bottle, 12th-13th century
China

G204

tall, conical shaped vessel with slightly inward-turning shoulder and outward-flaring lip rim; white alabaster; black metal mount — Jar, c. 1600 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G236

Huanghuali hardwood, caning. — Roundback Armchair, 17th century
China

G218

small ivory bowl, lotus blossom inside well with circular foot on bottom — Tea Bowl, 11th century
China

G204

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

Not on View

Still Life with Pascal’s "Pensées", Henri Matisse — Still Life with Pascal’s "Pensées", 1924
Henri Matisse

G351

Leda and the Swan, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse — Leda and the Swan, c. 1858
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Not on View

ceramic pillow shaped like a reclining tiger with tail against PR side of body; flat top section decorated with floral designs and insect; brown and orange glaze — Tiger Pillow, late 12th century
China

G204

small round-bottomed bowl with short foot; sides slightly flaring inward; slightly domed lid with wide lip; small finial; brown glaze — Covered Bowl, 11th-12th century
China

G204

Small bouquet of red gladioli — Red Gladioli, c. 1906
Piet Mondrian

G351

pear-shaped body with long flaring neck; carved floral pattern; knife-cut, slightly flared foot; light tan glaze with light grey stoneware — Bottle Vase, 13th century
China

G204

Still life with dead birds — Still Life of Dead Birds, c. 1660
Jan Vonck

G309

carved bamboo root, prunice and pine (?) — Brushrest, early 18th century
Shen Ch’uan-lin

G217

gilt bronze female figure seated on cushion holding small male figure in lap; mounted on black stand — Child-Giving Guanyin (Songzi Guanyin), 16th century
China

G214

conical bowl with blue glaze and splashes of purple glaze on interior and exterior; with storage box — Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

chair with arms and straight back; seat of woven natural fibers; each arm and back decorated with straight spindles and two pairs of interlocked rings — Spindleback Rose Chair, one of a pair, c. 1600-1675
China

G218

standing woman wearing a long robe with very long sleeves; woman holds her hands up in front of her shoulders; straight hair pulled back into a low ponytail; cloth-covered mount — Female "Long Sleeve" Dancer, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

dish-shaped red ink cake with incised gilt dragons and 2 gilt characters at center; gilt inscription inside square on bottom; 2 rows of raised characters around edge; raised abstracted dragons around edge on bottom — Imperial Ink Cake, 1736-1795
Wang Chin-shen

G217

brown glaze; wide shoulder with short narrow neck; 4 bands of cut away (sgraffiato) decoration (from top) leafy scroll, key-fret, floral with twisting vines, stylized leaves and flowers; has fitted blue box — Ovoid Bottle, late 12th century
China

G204

Six-Post Canopy Bed, China — Six-Post Canopy Bed, early 17th century
China

G218

zigzag mountain range; foreground dominated by large empty pavilion and low hills above this a village is nestled in a valley; background has a band of clouds and towering peaks with misty mountains beyond — Floating Mist on Distant Peaks, 1858
Hidaka Tetsuō

G223

Curved piece of ivory; slightly rounded corners on top, slight indentation at bottom — Court Tablet (Hu), 17th century
China

G217

openwork design at top with dragon, looking up, surmounting 2 fighting tigers with scrolling bands between; bar on bottom for bristles — Brush Handle, 2nd-1st century BCE
China

G215

Ruyi Scepter, China — Ruyi Scepter, late 17th-early 18th century
China

G217

chi dragons flank top below upper crossbar; central carved panel of four pairs of Mandarin ducks, a pair in flight — Towel Rack, early 18th century
China

G218

standing Confucius facing to his proper right, wearing a green coat; hands held together in front; long white fingernails; red shoes curl up from under edge of robe — Portrait of Confucius, late 14th century
China

Not on View

cloisonné basin decorated on the inside of the bowl with figures on a terrace and panels decorated with birds and animals; reverse decorated with four Buddhist lions — Basin, 1573-1620
China

G214

2 figures, one very small carrying a basket, in lower left corner standing on a bridge; 2 buildings near top; tall trees in middle ground and mountains in background; inscription and 2 seals in upper left corner — Gathering Herbs, 1612
Xie Daoling

G203

Top shaped like an abstracted leaf; top carved with a blooming peony in brown-black glaze; brown-black stripe around edge; cream ground — Pillow, late 11th-early 12th century
China

G204

Pear-shaped body with narrow neck and flaring mouth; flared foot ring; 'oilspot' glaze in shiny black with russet sport and small metallic flecks — Pear-shaped Bottle, 12th century
China

G204

brown tones; conical form with lipped rim; interior decorated with three dark brown floral medallions; unglazed foot — Tea Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

square seal chest; double front doors lock in place by flip lid; large circular latch and rectangular pulls, hinges and corner hardware made of silver; copper snowflake design inlaid to center of latch at top center front; handle at either side; two drawers above one longer at interior behind doors — Seal chest, 17th century
China

G216

white with painted brown design with flowers on front and sides, bird and flowers on back and outdoor scene with 2 figures on top — Rectangular Pillow, late 13th-early 14th century
Wang Family Workshop

G204

standing figure with right hand out in front and clenched, left hand down at hip; triangular heads with black features painted on pink ground; .1 wearing a breast plate over baggy trousers; .2 wearing a striped tunic over baggy trousers — Footsoldier, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

twelve panels; each panel consists of central painting and three carved panels; one square panel above painting with large medallion; two panels below painting rectangular above square; small medallion in rectangular panel, smiliar design lower square panels throughout — Folding screen, late 17th century
China

Not on View

reddish brown couch with c-carved legs and bulging aprons with rattan seat — Couch-Bed, c. 1600
China

Not on View

figure seated on lotus, proper right leg hanging off and supported by smaller lotus; lotus growing from both palms and flowering at shoulders; elaborate headdress and oversize earrings — The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 1403-1424
China

G214

conical shaped tea bowl; dark brown glaze with single leaf design at interior; foot unglazed; has own storage box — Teabowl with Leaf Decor, 12th-13th century
China

G204

robin's egg blue glaze; stand has scalloped edge on bottom with perforated repeated design at base; cup has scalloped edge — Wine Cup and Stand, 11th century
China

G204

Crouching hoofed mythical animal; double horn with head turned to side and mouth open; scaly body with flamelike ribbons at haunches; tufted mane and tail — Water Dropper, 16th-17th century
China

G217

bowl shape without foot; straight sides; small lip — Ritual Buddhist Basin, 7th-8th century
China

G214

Hand Exerciser, China — Hand Exerciser, 18th century
China

G217

purple duan inkstone; wave design on three sides and surrounding ink basin; inscription with wave pattern at LRC of verso — Ink Stone, 1623 (Dated by inscription)
Wen Yu-yang

G217

carved with lotus flowers and leaves; small crab near base — Incense Cylinder, early 18th century
China

G218

Portable huang hua-li table; deconstructs into nine pieces; scroll ends at table top; open work panes in legs; cloud design sides at leg joint; apron completely around — Portable Long Table, 16th-17th century
China

G218

huang hua-li yoke back arm chair; cane seat, s-shape arms and splat, round legs, apron at underside of seat — Yokeback Armchair, one of a pair, c. 1600
China

G218

earthenware bean shaped headrest carved at center with ribbon tied spray of lotus and sagittarius blossoms against a dense ground of scrolling vines; green glaze — Pillow, 12th century
China

G204

red spongelike rock with white striations — Scholar's Rock, early 19th century
China

G218

Bowl with short stem and lobed foot; two protruding elements at front with floral motif decorations; large openwork decorative element above handle with flower and leaf designs — Oil Lamp, 1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Roman

G241

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

bombé form with elephant head handles; stand with five trefoil-shaped feet joined by a circular stretcher; olive brown surface splashed with gilding — Censer with Stand, Xuande period (1426-1435)
China

G214

hinged covered red lacquer box with a removable front panel; tray under cover, six drawers behind panel; flying crane and phoenix over rock and crashing waves, main design at top and sides of box — Cosmetic Cabinet, 16th century
China

Not on View

Four-legged table with apron on front and back and leg supports on sides; apron carved on front and back with scrolling organic designs; two drawers on front carved with flowering branches — Two-Drawer Table, 17th century
China

G218

ceramic bowl, small round foot; blue glaze overall with one purple splash at interior side, darker glaze at rim, unglazed foot — Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Figure, arrived with own plexi base — Standing Female Nude, 1908
Elie Nadelman

Not on View

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

dense landscape containing trees and an empty hut in the foreground; scholar seated in a multilevel pavillion built into the side of a mountain at middle and a towering twisted mountain peak with waterfall emerging from the left in the distance — Autumn Thoughts on a Garden Landscape, 1844
Nukina Kaioku

Not on View

man standing with proper right foot on head on sea serpent; proper left leg bent backward with square brushwasher resting on heel; man holds brush in proper right hand and small shell-shaped cap in proper left hand — Kui Xing (God of Literature), 16th century
China

G214

octagonal-shaped box-like form; glazed white with central area of brown containing 14 Chinese characters in white slip on top; two flanking areas decorated with brown foliate designs — Octagonal Pillow, late 12th-early 13th century
China

G204

rounded body with thin tapering neck, flaring to wide lip; dark brown glaze with 2 bands with cut-glaze decoration with floral motifs — Bottle, 13th-14th century
China

G204

chair with arms and straight back; seat of woven natural fibers; each arm and back decorated with straight spindles and two pairs of interlocked rings — Spindleback Rose Chair, one of a pair, c. 1600-1675
China

G218

dark wood rectangular stand with open sides topped with grey and white marble — Rectangular stand, 18th century
China

G216

scholar and attendant in LL corner on a riverbank looking at a waterfall at L; rocky landscape; scattered trees with gnarled trunks — Listening to the Waterfall, c. 1450
Unknown Zhe school artist

G203

four-sided carved wood lantern with glass panels; metal hardware at top for hanging — Lantern, 18th century
China

G216

Yingqing ewer with 8 panels (facets) on body and lid; rounded body with long faceted neck; thin pulled handle and long thin spout; tall lid has flower-shaped knob; 10 scalloped lobes on tall sided basin; pale greenish-grey glaze — Wine Ewer and Basin, 11th century
China

G204

Footstool, China — Footstool, 16th-17th century
China

G216

dark brown glaze splashed with pale blue on the vessel's shoulder; rare phosphatic glaze; unglazed foot — Jar, 8th century
China

G204

upright rectangular shape with five shelves; center shelf has two drawers below; square drawer pulls mounted to chrysanthemum back plates — Bookshelf, late 17th century
China

G216

rectangular top frame divided by central stretcher, two cylindrical rollers set to either side, straight waist, beaded apron, short stout legs with hoof feet — Footstool (gundeng), c. 1600
China

G216

Round, straight legs; curving support from each leg to underside of tabletop; six scroll elements at corners of short apron — Small Occasional Table, late 17th century-early 18th century
China

G218

small wood table, top slants slightly toward back; front and sides carved in low relief with religious symbols and lacquered, single horizontal support brace at back; cloud design at front with two rectangular inscriptions at top — Sutra Table, 18th century
Tibet

G212

shallow, conical bowl with curved rim and knife cut foot; rust colored glaze with dark brown underglaze — Tea Bowl and Stand, 10th-11th century
China

G204

seven strings attached to jade feet on back, orange tassels attached to jade tuning pegs on back; 13 gilded circles to the right of strings; symmetrical carved design at bottom; two carved pegs on back near top; scattered blue and gold specks — Zither (Qin), 1634 (dated by inscription)
China

G216

Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, One of a Pair, China — Armchair with Continuous Yoke Back, One of a Pair, c. 1600
China

G218

PR arm raised, holding object; PR leg bent in front of figure, PL hand rests on PR knee; circle behind figure's head attached by a bronze pin; mounted on a black base; has its own box — The Bodhisattva Guanyin, 7th-8th century
China

G214

white pottery cup, unglazed foot with incised circle at underside of base, has own storage box — Cup, 7th-10th century
China

G204

round wood box with lid; lip at box bottom; convex circle on box top — Round Seal Box, 18th century
China

G216

shallow sides divided into six petal-shaped lobes separated by narrow raised ribs; metal edge bordering the lip — Dish, 960-1279
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

bowl, flared sides with finger groove below rim; interior design, prunus branch and crescent moon; dark brown glaze; knife cut foot with no glaze — Tea Bowl, 10th-11th century
China

G204

Silk Worm, China — Silk Worm, 3rd century BCE- 3rd century CE
China

G215

Shallow conical bowl with a very small foot; glazed light blue — Small Conical Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

Rectangular in design with T-shaped supports which fold flat and top sections close on top of each other like a book — Folding Bookstand, 18th century
China

G216

small foot; wide flaring sides; rust brown glaze with splashed black drips on exterior and radiating stripes on interior; white rim — Bowl with White Rim, 11th-12th century
China

G204

Roundback Armchair, one of a pair, China — Roundback Armchair, one of a pair, 17th century
China

G218

conical bowl with celadon (green) glaze; floral decoration bottom half interior; in storage box — Bowl, 12th century
China

G204

large bird with long neck and long feathers, tail extended; rampant dragon; white figures on blue ground; incised details — Dragon and Phoenix Vase (Meiping), c. 1430
China

G217

large assemblage with collaged elements; many layered pieces of fabric with elaborate prints and objects coated in resin; two cavities resembling veiled heads in top center; thick, gold chain draped under bottom of cavity on the left; fourteen compact disks in top center; large black circle in URC; white transparent cloths in center right and on the left; scattered green and blue hair curlers in center left, center right and in URC; scattered wooden clothes pins; gray-brown feathers with white spots in LLQ, LRQ, center left and center right — Queen of the Night, 2018
Kevin Beasley

G374

Triptych — Triptych: Prisoners of the Mountain Mist, c. 1910
Giovanni Battista Crema

Not on View

Guild of Handicraft, Chipping Campden (1888-1908), manufacturer spoon, 1902-3; bowl and lid,1903-4 — Bowl with lid and spoon, 1902-1904
Charles Robert Ashbee; Manufacturer: Guild of Handicraft, London, 1888-1908

G354

Longquan ware; celadon glaze with 8 unglazed cartouches carved with immortals; floral cartouches above and below each immortal; low foot, narrow mouth — Vase with the Eight Daoist Immortals, c. 1300
China

G201

deep bowl with low, slightly flaring ring foot; curved sides; blue-black glaze over brown on interior and exterior; brown slip on foot — Bowl, 12th century
China

G204

small green glazed plate with incised molded decoration of 5 boys and 2 dogs playing among plants — Plate, c. 1150
China

G204

for Indonesian export market; white glaze; globular body surmounted by ringed neck tapering toward a flattened stylized phoenix head with applied details, below a trumpet-form mouth — Pheasant-Head Ewer, 10th-11th century
China

G204

thin rectangular table; unadorned; feet emphasized; curved leg support reaches from under table top — Lute table, c. 1600
China

G216

character 'shou' as written in grass script as one continuous stroke of a brush — Stylized Shou Character, c. 1800
China

G217

flat circular ceramic seal paste box with celadon glaze; unadorned, tapered lower half to a 1-3/8 inch concave unglazed base — Seal Paste Box, 12th century
China

G204

huang hua-li painting table; sides four-square with large leg to table top bracing; hoof feet; minimal key pattern band at underside of table to top third of legs — Corner-leg Painting Table, late 17th century
China

G216

reddish brown wood chair with protruding crest rail and arms — Yokeback Armchair, 16th-17th century
China

G218

Egg-shaped bottle with brown teadust glaze; nearly flat shoulder; short neck with flaring, thick mouth; bottom section unglazed — Bottle, 12th-13th century
China

G204

ornately carved wood table mount for framed marble insert; inscription and seal at UL — Table screen, c. 1800
China

G216

four-sided carved wood lantern with glass panels; metal hardware at top for hanging — Lantern, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G216

footed, with round body and long thin neck, flaring at mouth; pairs of incised lines inside mouth; cover is disk with 2 joined bronze strips below — Ritual Buddhist Bottle Vase and Cover, 7th-8th century
China

G214

bulging sides from narrow base and narrow shoulder; everted lip; shiny black glaze with iron oxide (brown) dot-like splotches overall and scrolls at shoulder — Ovoid Vase, 11th-12th century
China

G204

domed top carved with 2 dragons with gilded details among waves; Ming-style imperial seal on bottom; sides carved with organic designs — Ink Stick in Seal Form, 18th century
Attributed to Wang Wei-kao

G217

five pointed leaf motif with six leaved flower (in plain and twisted wire) within it; a multiple leaved blossom at center; pin extends down from center — Hair Ornament, one of a pair, 11th century
China

G208

Yokeback Armchair, China — Yokeback Armchair, c. 1550
China

G218

shallow bowl fused to the rim of a deeper bowl with open foot; incised with a floral design in the center and a lotus leaf pattern around the outside — Brush Washer, 10th-11th century
China

G204

Incense Boxes and Burners, China — Incense Boxes and Burners, late 16th-early 17th century
China

G217

bamboo image inscribed; Sotheby's London, 6/12/95 Lot 516 — Archer’s thumb ring, 1662-1722
China

G217

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

Rectangular ceramic pillow; white glaze with brown design depicting 7 standing men facing left in an outdoor setting on top; large flowers at left and right edges, floral sprays at left, right and back sides and bamboo on front — Pillow, 12th-13th century
Li Family Workshop

G204

rounded body; short, straight neck with flaring lip; tapering handle; pair of square decorative handles; chicken head spout; black glaze — Chicken-Head Ewer, 4th century
China

G204

reddish brown wood chair with protruding crest rail and arms — Yokeback Armchair, 16th-17th century
China

G218

Square Corner Cabinet with Latticework Upper Doors, China — Square Corner Cabinet with Latticework Upper Doors, c. 1600
China

G216

crisp relief around the sides with four figural scenes two officials standing beside waves lapping at a pair of closed doors inscribed on a panel above with 'Dong Hai' (the Eastern Sea), a closed umbrella beneath a leafy tree to one side; a scene of an immortal and album-bearing attendant standing on a balustrated terrace overlooking plantains, a doorway to one side; a figure in a pavillion looking out at a figure with clasped hands standing before a ding censer emitting smoke atop an altar stand; an attendant bearing a stack of books and a scholar wielding a brush before a gate he has inscribed 'Sheng Xian Qiao' (Arch of the Ascending Immortals); all above a band of stiff leaf lappets, applied on the interior, exterior and interior footring with a sea-green glaze — Celadon jar, 14th century
China

G216

tall, thin jar with pointed lower end, small mouth and very short neck; decorated with incised diagonal lines — Storage Bottle, 5000-4000 BCE
Yang Shao

G204

large head of a beast with mouth open; phoenix looking over its back on PL side; twisting roaring dragon on PR side; green, tan, black and white glaze; separated into 2 parts with part of dragon and phoenix on top section — Roof Ornament, one of a pair, 16th-17th century
China

G215

large head of a beast with mouth open; phoenix looking over its back on PR side; twisting roaring dragon on PL side; green, tan, black and white glaze — Roof Ornament, one of a pair, 16th-17th century
China

G215

hexagonal wire mesh formed into an inverted funnel shape with flaring top; wire covered frame with curving handle terminating in a pair of loops — Cricket Catching Net, 19th century
China

G217

tall tea bowl with very thick glaze; unglazed foot; dark brown with light brown at rim; streaking down sides of interior and exterior — Tea Bowl (yan-kou wan), 12th-13th century
China

G204

jar with small foot, flaring out and inward to a wide neck decorated with gold/yellow 'studs' and flaring mouth; brown overall — Jar, 12th-13th century
China

G204

bronze lama seated on rectangular base; PR hand holding edge of robe; PL hand resting palm up on knee; underside of base consists of copper insert; black patina — Portrait of a lama (teacher), 16th century
Tibet

G212

bell-shaped base surmounted by a square section with indented corners, a cone with thickly incised bands and topped with a finial with crescent and circle designs and organic motifs; stamped hide bottom — Chorten, 13th century
Tibet

G212

dark red glaze with band of green glaze at mouth rim; unglazed foot — Cup, 13th-14th century
China

G204

shallow dish with small flaring lip; brown rim with red and black geometric designs; central circular section with brown ground and red organic designs; brown exterior with red and black decoration at edge — Dish, one of a pair, 1st century
China

G215

horned beast with body of a deer, head of a lion, and scaled wings; standing on waves with a book borne on clouds on its back; grey-green stone with rust-brown and cloudy white mottling — Recumbent Figure of an Auspicious Mythical Beast (Qilin), 17th century
China

G210

pea-green dish, nearly conical in shape; 6 subtile lobes around outer edge — Foliate Rim Bowl, one of a pair, 10th-11th century
China

G204

seated bird with head turned toward tail and rested on back; long, curling feathers on wings and tail; details etched into surface; gold color with green and red (malachite and cuprite) encrustations — Phoenix weight, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

Oval shaped top and bottom elements connected with closely-spaced vertical rods; metal ring on top — Cricket Trap, 19th century
China

G217

Very long table with apron on all four sides with carved clouds and geometric designs; two support legs near short ends with openwork dragons inside geometric framework; short ends of table raised and curved — Recessed-leg Altar Table, 16th-18th century
China

G201

Seated female figure from head to knees; legs apart, PR hand where PR knee would be; PL hand raised in front of chest; wearing gold headdress and earrings with turquoise inlay and other gold jewelry; face gold, blue hair — Green Tara, 14th-15th century
Tibet

G212

fountain-shaped; bell-shaped foot with flat-sided basin; central vertical element with small basin at top with pointed spike at center; decorated overall with organic and geometric designs — Imperial Candlestick, 18th century
China

G214

Recumbent buffalo with tail pulled to PL side; back curved slightly to L with head slightly raised and turned left — Water dropper in the form of a water buffalo, 16th century
China

G214

long snout and ears; heavy-lidded eyes; protruding teeth; front paws crossed; long thin tail — Dog, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

G103

meandering pattern at foot and mouth; larger intertwining vein pattern at neck; largest band at body containing two types of plants; darker plain bronze field raised detailing in patterns gilt — Vase in the shape of a bronze zhi, 16th-17th century
Hu Wenming

G214

figure with green robe and red hat; PL elbow bent and fist on stomach — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

small table with stone inlay top; 4 straight corner legs, turned slightly inward at bottom; runners connect 4 feet in rectangular shape — Incense stand, late 16th century
China

G218

seal with turtle standing on top of plain, undecorated platform; turtle looking straight up — Official Seal, 2nd century BCE- 2nd century CE
China

G215

circular, flat box on a low foot ring; light blue glaze; cover decorated with lightly incised floral decoration; box contains 3 small attached bowls with 4 floral shapes connected with vines (all made from clay) attached to bottom — Covered Cosmetic Box, 11th-early 12th century
China

G204

plump face and wide nose; nearly closed eyes; wearing a large crown with dragon and foliage designs — Head of a bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), 12th-13th century
China

G200

small tea bowl shape with looped handle covered with decorative element with circles; small spout attached to cup with ceramic coils; white glaze — Cup with Handle, 10th-11th century
China

G204

hinged members open to form a rachet supported bookstand, with five height settings — Folding Bookstand, 17th-18th century
China

G217

standing figure with right hand out in front and clenched, left hand down at hip; triangular heads with black features painted on pink ground; .1 wearing a breast plate over baggy trousers; .2 wearing a striped tunic over baggy trousers — Footsoldier, one of a pair, 2nd century BCE
China

G215

tear drop body on ringed foot, long tapering neck with trumpet-shaped mouth; two dragons back to back form handles at middle of neck — Altar Flower Vase, 18th century
China

G103

Christie's 11/6/95 Lot 214 — Cloisonne Pricket Candlestick, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

Christie's 11/6/95 Lot 214 — Cloisonne Pricket Candlestick, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

standing gilt bronze figure in contraposto position, proper left hand open at side, right hand held in front, hanging jewelry highlighted by inlaid stones — Bodhisattva, one of a pair, 18th century
China

G214

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PR lower arm raised with end of sleeve hanging down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green and brown robe and red hat; drum attached to waist — Musician, 15th-16th century
China

G215

spherical jar with 4 small double strand lug handles below mouth; crinilated rib around center of body; 4 floral medallions between handles; 8 medallions with pairs of cranes holding fish alternating tassels and lotus pods on body; green glaze pooling to bright blue; bottom 1/3 unglazed — Globular Jar, 6th-9th century
China

G204

seated figure with legs crossed; PR hand raised in gesture of abhayamudra; wearing robe decorated with patterned block and floral stripes in gold; seated on a lotus petal throne — Amoghasiddhi Buddha, 1403-1424
China

G212

compressed spherical form on a high pedestal foot; domed cover with knob of concentric graduated disks surmounted by pear-shaped finial — Buddhist Reliquary, 7th-8th century
China

G214

Ewer, China — Ewer, 7th-10th century
China

G204

spherical form with gimbals in center arranged to keep central cup upright; decorated with openwork design of butterfiles in scrolling flowers and foliage — Censer, 8th century
China

G214

rocky outcroppings on a beach with building at left and monkeylike figure walking on sand; sun at horizon on water — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

blocky rock island with three small buildings near water; five boats — Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684
Gao Qipei

G218

lying on stomach with head turned to PR side; very short front legs; long tail; large ears; thick brow; smiling expression — Monkey, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

G103

slender meiping shape with rounded shoulders and reel-top mouth; white slip over grey stoneware; central band of carved scrolling floral branches — Vase, late 13th century
China

G204

figure with green and brown robe and red hat; holding trumpet-like instrument in PR hand next to front of body — Musician, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PL lower arm raised with end of sleeve hanging down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PL arm raised with end of sleeve hanging down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green and brown robe and red hat; drum attached to waist — Musician, 15th-16th century
China

G215

gilt bronze group of a warrior in full armour seated astride a walking and armoured horse — General Guan Yu on Horseback, 16th century
China

G214

Door Hood from Ceremonial Gate, China — Door Hood from Ceremonial Gate, 1728
China

G207

small, deep bowl; dark brown glaze on exterior; mottled tan and brown glaze on interior with stenciled designs in dark and brown of bird and flower — Tea Bowl, 12th-13th century
China

G204

bird with long, drooping tailfeathers and legs drawn up toward body; ball in bird's slightly open beak; scroll design on bird's back with rectangular opening; rectangular opening at center of body — Harness Trapping, one of a pair, 10th century
China

G214

rounded 4-sided pear shape with a short foot; 2 small hollow tubelike vertical handles; blue-green crackle glaze — Celadon Vase, one of a pair, 10th-13th century
China

G204

green stone; rectangular with rounded edges; sunken water pool and relief design of peach with 3 leaves on waves on front; inscription and 2 imperial seals on back — Imperial Ink Stone, 1662-1722
K'ang-hsi Workshops

G217

large square green and grey jade seal with cross-shaped faceted handle; handle has hole through top for hanging/storage and character carved into top — Official Taoist Seal, 14th century
China

G201

five pointed leaf motif with six leaved flower (in plain and twisted wire) within it; a multiple leaved blossom at center; pin extends down from center — Hair Ornament, one of a pair, 11th century
China

G208

two handle vessel, undecorated except for handles, and three rings on top of cover — Hu covered vessel, 3rd century BCE
China

G215

L-shaped segment where two walls meet forming corner; notches on lower outside edge of each wall; decorative green glazed cornice around top edge with brown glazed element at corner; green glazed brick-like incised areas along bottom edges of wall — Wall Segment, from a large tileworks retinue, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; very long sleeves; PR lower arm raised with end of sleeve hanging down — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green and brown robe and red hat; drum attached to waist — Musician, 15th-16th century
China

G215

figure with green robe and red hat; PL hand palm up — Attendant, 15th-16th century
China

G215

cylindrical form with slightly domed cover; carved overall with lychee against a patterned ground — Round Tiered Box, late 15th-early 16th century
China

G210

red lacquer with gold incised decoration of a goat-like animal, lying down facing PR, in a landscape, on each side and lid; hinged cover — Seal Box, c. 1410
China

G210

waves and flowers on sides; top carved with 3 dragons on top of waves; red lacquer; oval in shape with four lobes, rounded sides and corners — Quatrefoil Box and Cover, 18th century
China

G210

oval pillow with carved floral design on top and foliage around sides; brown and white glaze — Pillow, 10th-12th century
China

G204

blue glaze with olive-green low-relief bosses between 2 raised ribs at rim; another row of bosses around feet; 3 ruyi-head feet in olive-green — Narcissus Bowl, 960-1127
China

G204

Tall, slender turned wood base resting on a wide foot; metal cylinder with repousse scrolls and inscription and domed metal lid with organic finial; chair with weight attached to one side of cylinder; cloth-covered paper roll (d) inside cylinder (should be removable, but is stuck inside) — Prayer Wheel, 18th-19th century
Tibet

G212

Finger Painting, from an album of ten, 1684

Gao Qipei

G218

lying with legs drawn under its body; stumpy tail; pointed face; bulging eyes; head turned slightly toward PL — Horse, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

G103

small head with long snout and bulging eyes; short ears; short pointed tail — Rabbit, from a set of zodiac figures, 14th century
China

G103

two rows of brown glazed V-shaped applied decorative elements with brown bands underneath along front top edge; open doorway into hollow interior; lattice design, in brown glaze, on either side of doorway and on upper door jamb; incised brick-like design, glazed green, around podium and lower edges on upper structure — House, 15th-16th century
China

G215

bell-shaped box with stepped cover; organic patterns overall in red on brown — Cosmetic Container, c. 100 BCE -c. 200 CE
China

G215

wide bowl with carved floral decoration on interior; green glaze — Celadon Bowl, 11th century
China

G204

cylindrical box with stepped cover; inlaid flower on cover; organic and geometric patterns overall in red and brown — Cosmetic Container, c. 100 BCE -c. 200 CE
China

G215

slightly irregular rectangular shape; 2 wells inside base; base concave on bottom; cover decorated with lightly incised flower and star shaped leaves surrounded by a scrolling border — Ink Stone and Cover, 12th-13th century
China

G217

brown; 19 round feet; center unglazed on top and bottom; has its own box — Multiple-Legged Ink Stone, 222-589
China

G217

ovoid ewer with thin, tapered neck and flaring mouth; double stranded handle with bead decoration at mouth and shoulder; cylindrical spout at shoulder; flat base; white slip and clear glaze — Ewer, 7th-8th century
China

G204

dark red glaze with band of green glaze at mouth rim; unglazed foot — Cup, 13th-14th century
China

G204

model Hinged Chest, from a set of model furniture — Hinged Chest, from a set of model furniture, 17th century
China

G215

huang hua-li book carrying case; double door, square hinges, handles and corner hardware; interior of three shelves and bank of three drawers slightly above center; decorative frame with handle similar to picnic boxes — Book Carrying Cabinet, 17th century
China

G216

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