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100s

Fragment of a bead

Fragment of a bead

Fragment

Fragment

Fragment of an inlay

Fragment of an inlay

Bead

Bead

+117

200s

Finial

Finial

Tomb jar

Tomb jar

Deer-shaped ornament (fragment)

Deer-shaped ornament (fragment)

Garment hook (<em>daigou</em>)

Garment hook (<em>daigou</em>)

+273

220s

Jar

Jar

300s

Bead

Bead

Bead

Bead

Bead, hexagonal

Bead, hexagonal

Bead

Bead

+325

400s

Button bead

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Buddha Mile (Maitreya)

Buddha Mile (Maitreya)

Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a lion throne

Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a lion throne

+3

470s

Pendant in the form of a dragon with raised uniform curls

Pendant in the form of a dragon with raised uniform curls

Ornament with raised uniform curls

Ornament with raised uniform curls

Sword scabbard chape

Sword scabbard chape

Garment hook (<em>daigou</em>)

Garment hook (<em>daigou</em>)

+26

500s

Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin)

Statuette: Avalokiteshvara (Kuan yin)

Fragment

Fragment

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Head

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Head

+85

600s

Bodhisattva

Bodhisattva

Bead

Bead

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (<em>Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara</em>)

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (<em>Sanskrit Avalokiteshvara</em>)

Bead

Bead

+68

660s

Ink pot in the shape of a Lotus Bud

Ink pot in the shape of a Lotus Bud

700s

Small bust of Buddhist figure

Small bust of Buddhist figure

Lintel possibly showing the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

Lintel possibly showing the Western Paradise of the Buddha Amitabha

Tomb figure of a seated qilin

Tomb figure of a seated qilin

Seated Buddha with a standing monk

Seated Buddha with a standing monk

+14

710s

Ceramic (fragment)

Ceramic (fragment)

Vase

Vase

770s

Fragment, possibly arrowhead

Fragment, possibly arrowhead

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>)

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>)

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>)

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>)

Fragment, possibly arrowhead

Fragment, possibly arrowhead

+11

800s

Mirror

Mirror

Standing figure of Bodhisattva

Standing figure of Bodhisattva

Reliquary in the form of a miniature sarcophagus

Reliquary in the form of a miniature sarcophagus

Durga Mahishasuramardini ("Slayer of the Buffalo Demon")

Durga Mahishasuramardini ("Slayer of the Buffalo Demon")

+1

900s

Mirror

Mirror

Belt ornament (from a set of eight, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)

Belt ornament (from a set of eight, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)

Scissors

Scissors

Belt ornament (from a set of eight, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)

Belt ornament (from a set of eight, F1916.474, 719-724, F1917.558)

+16

1000s

Fragment of a cup

Fragment of a cup

Bracelet

Bracelet

Chariot fitting: axle cap

Chariot fitting: axle cap

Bead

Bead

+433

1100s

Chopsticks

Chopsticks

Spoon

Spoon

Tile, large square. Broken, repaired and restored in plaster

Tile, large square. Broken, repaired and restored in plaster

Ornament: fish and water plants (pair with F1917.480-481)

Ornament: fish and water plants (pair with F1917.480-481)

+165

1170s

Pitcher (waster)

Pitcher (waster)

Pitcher

Pitcher

1200s

Tile

Tile

Portrait of a Han emperor

Portrait of a Han emperor

The captivity of Cai Wenji (four scenes)

The captivity of Cai Wenji (four scenes)

Ivory throne leg

Ivory throne leg

+27

1300s

A poem-composing contest among various artisans 職人歌合絵巻

A poem-composing contest among various artisans 職人歌合絵巻

Buddha Amitabha (Amita) and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Buddha Amitabha (Amita) and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Manjushri riding a lion

Manjushri riding a lion

Sakya (<em>Shaka</em>)

Sakya (<em>Shaka</em>)

+12

1400s

Bead, egg-shaped, with chamfered sides. Two sides chipped away

Bead, egg-shaped, with chamfered sides. Two sides chipped away

Mule-train in snowy mountains 雪山驢運圖

Mule-train in snowy mountains 雪山驢運圖

Mirror

Mirror

Tile

Tile

+32

1500s

Group of deva and devi

Group of deva and devi

Hollyhocks and ducks

Hollyhocks and ducks

Portrait of Manjushri (Monju)

Portrait of Manjushri (Monju)

Eighteen <em>Luohans</em>

Eighteen <em>Luohans</em>

+41

1520s

One of the twelve deva: Bishamon-ten (<em>Vaisravana</em>)

One of the twelve deva: Bishamon-ten (<em>Vaisravana</em>)

One of the twelve deva: Bonten (<em>Brahma</em>)

One of the twelve deva: Bonten (<em>Brahma</em>)

One of the twelve deva: Emma-ten (<em>Yama</em> or <em>Suyama-deva</em>?)

One of the twelve deva: Emma-ten (<em>Yama</em> or <em>Suyama-deva</em>?)

One of the twelve deva: Kwa-ten (<em>Agni</em>)

One of the twelve deva: Kwa-ten (<em>Agni</em>)

+10

1580s

Mino ware tea bowl

Mino ware tea bowl

1590s

Waiting in a pavilion for a boat

Waiting in a pavilion for a boat

The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

The Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

Spoon

Spoon

Sultan Salim in a Carriage

Sultan Salim in a Carriage

+7

1600s

Birds at Baran, possibly from the Babur-nama

Birds at Baran, possibly from the Babur-nama

A tatar horseman coursing a hare

A tatar horseman coursing a hare

A Darbar of Jahangir

A Darbar of Jahangir

Cup

Cup

+5

1610s

Landscape: the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Landscape: the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Black hen and a sunflower

Black hen and a sunflower

Horse and Attendant

Horse and Attendant

Indoor occupations

Indoor occupations

+249

1620s

Landscape with Mt. Fuji

Landscape with Mt. Fuji

Table

Table

One of the 12 deva: Ishanaten (<em>Isana</em>)

One of the 12 deva: Ishanaten (<em>Isana</em>)

Head of a young woman, among flowering stems

Head of a young woman, among flowering stems

+1

1630s

Adoration of the Christ Child

Adoration of the Christ Child

1640s

Tapestry: landscape with deer, storks, pines, and peach-tree

Tapestry: landscape with deer, storks, pines, and peach-tree

Two horses under a tree

Two horses under a tree

Three hares looking at the moon

Three hares looking at the moon

Tapestries (<em>Ko-ssu</em>)

Tapestries (<em>Ko-ssu</em>)

+76

1650s

The Taoist Immortal Shih-te

The Taoist Immortal Shih-te

Ornament in the shape of a coin

Ornament in the shape of a coin

Jahangir and Prince Khurram entertained by Nur Jahan

Jahangir and Prince Khurram entertained by Nur Jahan

1660s

Portrait of an officer

Portrait of an officer

1690s

Fragment of a Buddhist robe (kesa)

Fragment of a Buddhist robe (kesa)

1700s

Jahangir

Jahangir

Sake bottle, Bizen ware, Imbe type

Sake bottle, Bizen ware, Imbe type

Princess with wine cup

Princess with wine cup

Young bamboos

Young bamboos

+125

1720s

Bowl stand (for tea bowl F1911.355)

Bowl stand (for tea bowl F1911.355)

Brocade, velvet, in the form of a wall hanging

Brocade, velvet, in the form of a wall hanging

Rug, oblong

Rug, oblong

A group of women in a garden, entertaining themselves with music and dancing

A group of women in a garden, entertaining themselves with music and dancing

+3

1730s

Portrait of a nawab

Portrait of a nawab

Portrait of Nadir Shah

Portrait of Nadir Shah

1740s

A prince holding an audience

A prince holding an audience

1790s

Ornament in the form of a chisel

Ornament in the form of a chisel

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Disk (<em>bi</em>)

Dragon plaque

Dragon plaque

Girdle buckle

Girdle buckle

+7

1800s

Incense burner

Incense burner

Two men and two horses under a pine tree

Two men and two horses under a pine tree

Portrait of an emperor

Portrait of an emperor

A <em>yujo</em> with a pipe

A <em>yujo</em> with a pipe

+109

1810s

Jar

Jar

1820s

Durga fighting the rakshashas Shunga and Nishunga, from a Devi Mahatmya

Durga fighting the rakshashas Shunga and Nishunga, from a Devi Mahatmya

1830s

Portrait of a Mughal ruler

Portrait of a Mughal ruler

The Mosque of Delhi and the Iron Pillar

The Mosque of Delhi and the Iron Pillar

1850s

Seal

Seal

Bookbinding

Bookbinding

Satin, embroidered. in the form of a large hanging

Satin, embroidered. in the form of a large hanging

1870s

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

Coin

1880s

Coin

Coin

1900s

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>), fragment reworked, with masks, dragon heads, and raised dragon elements

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em>), fragment reworked, with masks, dragon heads, and raised dragon elements

1910s

Seated lion

Seated lion

Duanwu Festival painting of flowers and zongzi dumplings

Duanwu Festival painting of flowers and zongzi dumplings

Ritual disk (<em>bi</em>)

Ritual disk (<em>bi</em>)

Ornament: boy with reclining elephant

Ornament: boy with reclining elephant

+6

2000s

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)

Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

Disk (<em>bi</em> 璧)

+139

Works

2,643 artworks

Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

, 500

Buddhist tablet: seated central figure flanked by monk and Bodhisattva on either hand; rectangular base, and figure of Buddha in sunken relief on reverse

Buddhist tablet: seated central figure flanked by monk and Bodhisattva on either hand; rectangular base, and figure of Buddha in sunken relief on reverse

, 500

Mirror

, 500

Buddhist tablet in the form of a miniature shrine

Buddhist tablet in the form of a miniature shrine

, 500

Buddhist tablet

Buddhist tablet

, 500

Buddhist tablet

Buddhist tablet

, 500

Relief statuette of seated Buddha with nine miniature Buddhas around in low relief on wide mandorla

Relief statuette of seated Buddha with nine miniature Buddhas around in low relief on wide mandorla

, 500

Seated bodhisattva

Seated bodhisattva

, 500

Seated Buddhas, bodisattva (<em>Samantabhadra</em>) with elephant, and other figures

Seated Buddhas, bodisattva (<em>Samantabhadra</em>) with elephant, and other figures

, 500

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

, 500

Seated Buddha (<em>Shakyamuni</em>) with standing monks and bodhisattvas (obverse) and donors (reverse)

Seated Buddha (<em>Shakyamuni</em>) with standing monks and bodhisattvas (obverse) and donors (reverse)

, 500

Standing Bodhisattva with attendants

Standing Bodhisattva with attendants

, 500

Standing bodhisattva

Standing bodhisattva

, 500

Standing Bodhisattva

Standing Bodhisattva

, 500

Pedestal with lotus petals, lions, and donor, originally supporting a Shijia Buddha (<em>Shakyamuni</em>) figure

Pedestal with lotus petals, lions, and donor, originally supporting a Shijia Buddha (<em>Shakyamuni</em>) figure

, 500

Standing figure of Bodhisattva: both hands missing, and minor injuries

Standing figure of Bodhisattva: both hands missing, and minor injuries

, 500

Standing Buddha (fragment)

Standing Buddha (fragment)

, 500

Standing bodhisattvas with monks, Pratyekabuddhas, lions, and apasaras

Standing bodhisattvas with monks, Pratyekabuddhas, lions, and apasaras

, 500

Statuette: Buddhist trinity

Statuette: Buddhist trinity

, 500

Seated figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni in high relief

Seated figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni in high relief

, 500

Buddhist trinity

Buddhist trinity

, 500

Frontal from the base of a funerary couch with Sogdian musicians and dancers and Buddhist divinities

Frontal from the base of a funerary couch with Sogdian musicians and dancers and Buddhist divinities

, 500

Standing Maitreya Buddha

Standing Maitreya Buddha

, 500

Seated Buddha with bodhisattvas, lions, and figures

Seated Buddha with bodhisattvas, lions, and figures

, 500

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