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Introduction

Rockefeller Asian Art Gallery

Selected Objects

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Chinese

Universal Mountain Censer, 100–200 CE
RISDM 1989-110-36 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Vessel with Elephant-head Handles, 1800s
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Chinese

Jade Brushpot, 1700s
RISDM 58-177-8 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Agate Snuff Bottle with Jade Cap, early 1800s
RISDM 1989-110-50-1 v_01.jpg

Chinese

One of a Pair of Bowls with Flowers, 1700s
RISDM 1989-110-50-2 v_01.jpg

Chinese

One of a Pair of Bowls with Flowers, 1700s
RISDM 84-163 v_0001.jpg

Indian, India

Wine cup of Emperor Jahangir, 1612-1613
RISDM 58-177-7 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Amethyst Snuff Bottle with Cap, early 1800s
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Chinese

Covered Jar, 900–1100 CE
Z0038672.jpg

Chinese

Lithophone, 1761 - 1762
RISDM 34-023 v_05.jpg

Chinese

Incense Burner, 100-200 CE
RISDM 20-097 v_01.jpg

Japanese

Gourd Shaped Vessel, 1800s
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Chinese

Relief Fragment from Tianlongshan, 550-577
Z0048941.jpg

Tibetan

Dipankara, One of the Buddhas of the Past, 1662
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Attributed to Payag

Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai, ca. 1650-1655
RISDM 1989-110-81 v_01.jpg

Japanese

Jade Mountain Landscape, 1800s
RISDM 80-030 v_01.jpg

Japanese

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Kannon), 1200s
RISDM 1989-110-102 v_01.jpg

Japanese

Head of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Jizo), 1300s
RISDM 51-559.jpg

Chinese

Fragment from a Mural, 1500s - 1600s
RISDM 17-105 v_01.jpg

Korean

Wine Cup on Pedestal, 936-1392
RISDM 20-092 v_03.jpg

Japanese, Japan

Box with Pine, Bamboo, and Plum, 1800s
RISDM 1989-110-58-2.jpg

Chinese

Pair of Plates with Scenes from the Gengzhitu, 1662-1722
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Chinese

Pair of Plates with Scenes from the Gengzhitu, 1662-1722
RISDM 20-422 v_01.jpg

Japanese

Inrō (small portable case) and Netsuke (belt toggle), 1800s
Z0044965.jpg

Chinese

Walled Farmyard, 1–200 CE
Z0055099.jpg

Japanese, Japan

Palanquin (norimono) with Tokugawa and Ichijo Crests, late 1700s- 1850s
Z0043605.jpg

Indian

Vishnu as Rama, ca. 1100
RISDM 20-091 v_01.jpg

Japanese, Japan

Lacquer Box with Mount Fuji, 1800s
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Chinese

Transparent Carved Jade Bowl, 1736-1795
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Thai

Head of a Buddha, 700-900 CE
Z0039178.jpg

Gandharan, Gandhara

Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 1-200 CE
RISDM 27-044 v_03.jpg

Korean

Ewer, 936-1392
No Image Available

Japanese

Inro with Netsuke and Ojime, 1700s
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Chinese

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), 500-600 CE
RISDM 15-001 v_01.jpg

School of Ogata Kōrin

Deer and Bamboo Inro with netsuke (seal) and ojime, 1700-1739
Z0002979.jpg

Tibetan

Phurbu Dagger with Head of Hayagriva, 1800s
Z0045725.jpg

Liem Soen Tjaij (Tjay)

Sarong, 1905 - 1915
Z0039161.jpg

Chinese, Dali Kingdom, probably Yunnan Province, Dali Kingdom, 937-1253 CE or later

Seated Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), 1100s - 1400s
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Japanese

Negoro Box, mid 1800s
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Indian

City in a Landscape, ca. 1600-1625
Z0002970.jpg

Tibetan

Yamantaka with His Consort, 1800s
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Chinese

Dragon, 400-600 CE
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Turkish

Iznik Dish with Floral Design, around 1550-1575
RISDM 55-478 v_01.jpg

Indonesian, Java

Sarong, ca. 1910
Z0002978.jpg

Tibetan

Eleven-headed Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, 1600s - 1800s
RISDM 55-482 v_01.jpg

Indo-European Javanese Indo-Chinese, Java

Sarong fragment, 1910
RISDM 25-013 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Musician, ca. 650-700 CE
Z0039170.jpg

Indian

Shiva and Parvati (Uma-Mahesvara), 1000s - 1100s
Z0044963.jpg

Chinese

Pig in a Pen, 1–200 CE
RISDM 56-067 v_01.jpg

Iranian

Pen Case, late 1800s
RISDM 1989-110-57 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Plate with Design of Chrysanthemums and Mallow with Incised Leaping Five-clawed Dragon, 1600s-1700s
RISDM 25-014 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Musician, ca. 650–700 CE
RISDM 56-066 v_05.jpg

Iranian

Pen Case with Bird and Flower Design, 1800s
Z0019268.jpg

Indian, India Tamil Nadu

Shiva Nataraja, the King of Dance, 1500s
Z0044969.jpg

Chinese

Head of Buddha, 500-600 CE
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Chinese

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), ca.575 CE
RISDM 1989-110-37 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Hat Stand, 1644-1911
RISDM 43-505-3 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Snuff Bottle with Stopper
RISDM 55-481 v_01.jpg

Lien Metzelaar, textile designer

Sarong, ca. 1900
Z0001232.jpg

Chinese

Stela, 400-530 CE
Z0038665.jpg

Chinese, China Gansu Province

Jar of Banshan Culture, ca. 2500-2000 BCE
RISDM 1989-110-84 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Tripod Censer, 1644-1911
RISDM 55-483 v_01.jpg

Indonesian Javanese Indo-European, Java

Sarong (unfinished), ca. 1900
RISDM 43-432 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Bowl with Design of Flowers and Boys, 1100s
RISDM 43-186 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Bottle with Swirl Designs, 1100s
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Kazim ibn Najaf Ali

Pen Case, 1850-1875
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Chinese

Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Guanyin), 1100s-1200s
Z0019282.jpg

Chinese

Chimera, ca. 475–525 CE
Z0000449.jpg

Chinese

Double Vase, 1736-1795
RISDM 20-096 v_01.jpg

Japanese, Japan

Box with Flying Plovers, 1800s
Z0023184.jpg

Burmese

Vessel in the Shape of a Buddhist Begging Bowl, 1800s
Z0015712.jpg

Thai

Ladle, 1800s-1900s
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Chinese

Covered Bowl, 1800s
Z0014392.jpg

Chinese, China, Intended for the Thai market

Teapot, 1800s
Z0015847.jpg

Thai

Gable Decoration of Rama, the Seventh Avatar of Vishnu, 1800s
Z0020726.jpg

Kawase Shinobu

Vase, 2004
Z0039573.jpg

Chinese

One of a Pair of Jue Tripod Vessels, 1100–1300 BCE
Z0039600.jpg

Chinese

Lei Vessel, 1200-1100 BCE
Z0039574.jpg

Chinese

One of a Pair of Jue Tripod Vessels, 1100–1300 BCE
RISDM 651-32 v_02.jpg

Chinese

Snuff Bottle
RISDM 625-32 v_01.jpg

Chinese

Snuff Bottle
RISDM 55-477 v_01.jpg

Indonesian, Java Lasem Surakarta

Sarong, ca. 1910

More objects +

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