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Title
Durga slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Kulu, Himachal Pradesh
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1976/2.74
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bowl with Rope-Curtain Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Stoneware bowl with stamped rope-curtain design covered by a white slip and colorless glaze. A stylized inlaid chrysanthemum blossom decorates the center of the bowl, surrounded by a band of petals.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
2004/1.263
Medium and Support
stoneware with white inlaid and stamped decoration under colorless glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of seashell and fish
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.68
Medium and Support
ivory
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Two figures (small folk bronze)
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1978/2.106
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Umagome no tsuki (Moon at Umagome), from the series Tôkyô nijûkei (Twenty Views of Tokyo)
Artist
Kawase Hasui
Physical Description
A large, dark tree looms over a field with neat rows of crops. A full moon hangs low in the sky, peeking from behind tree branches and thin gray clouds.
Artist Life Dates
1883-1957
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1930
Accession Number
1993/2.29
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Tea cup (one of four; with 1954/1.489-490 & 492)
Artist
Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates
1854-1914
Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1880s-1914
Accession Number
1954/1.491
Medium and Support
porcelain with celadon glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840-1841
Accession Number
1948/1.139
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
The Rooster Protects the House from Suzhou
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Polychrome woodblock print of a rooster holding a praying mantis in its mouth with four characters at top center framed by a floral scrolling border
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.47
Medium and Support
color woodblock print mounted on stiff board with silk borders
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Silk and Cotton Brocade or Damask
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.208
Medium and Support
dark blue, green, and white silk brocade
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara (Chinese, Guanyin) as a goddess
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1850-1900
Accession Number
1995/1.78
Medium and Support
Blanc de Chine glaze on poreclain
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Shiva, Durga, Hanuman, Garuda, Ganesha, Nandi, animals and various Tantric symbols cast in base and body-fluted upper border at body and at cover.
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, South India
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.74
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Lime container stopper in form of a frigate bird
Artist
Artist Unknown, New Guinean, Sepik River region
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1985/2.45
Medium and Support
carved wood
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Mirror
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
960-1279
Accession Number
1974/1.230
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Eight-armed Durga
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.87
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Hexagonal Tobacco Box with Lid
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.280A&B
Medium and Support
iron inlaid with silver
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
618-907
Accession Number
1961/2.76
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Vishnu shrine
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Century
14th century (?)
Object Creation Date
14th century (?)
Accession Number
1978/2.94
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
Hotei
Artist
"Old Man" Kôgetsu
Artist Life Dates
1574 - 1643
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1620-1643
Accession Number
2006/2.19
Medium and Support
ink on silk
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Miniature Vase with Rabbit Design (1 of 2)
Artist
Seifû Yohei III
Artist Life Dates
1854-1914
Century
Late 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date
1880s-1914
Accession Number
1954/1.506
Medium and Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Famous Views of Snow, Moon and Flowers: Trout Fishing by Moonlight on the Tamagawa River
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
The dark color pallette and the moon indicate that the image is set at night. There are people standing in the water, bending over in search of fish. Others stand on the bank, helping with the fishing process. Also shown are the silhouettes of a bridge over the water and the mountains in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1846
Accession Number
1948/1.137
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
Altar Table with Six Offerings
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1368-1644
Accession Number
2008/2.277
Medium and Support
glazed pottery
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
Imari Fluted Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
UA2002.6
Medium and Support
porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze painting
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Kadampa Stupa
Artist
Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description
A miniature stupa, cast of bronze in several parts, consisting of a bell-shaped base; an inverted cone-shaped tower, capped by an "umbrella" with pendant, fringe-like decoration, inlaid with semi-percious stone, surmounted by a lotus bud. Atop the whole structure is a half-moon and sun disk motif, supported by intertwined ribbons and culminating in another lotus bud.
Century
13th century
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
2003/1.386
Medium and Support
bronze with inlaid turquoise and coral
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Oval embroidery
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
1989/2.76
Medium and Support
embroidered silk
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bhu Devi
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nadu
Physical Description
Bhudevi stands in a tribhanga pose (with three bends) with her left arm hanging pendant to her side and holding a lotus bud in her right hand. She leans towards the figure of Vishnu in the grouping of three bronzes. She stands on a base consisting of a flat square element topped with a series of five round rings. She wears a decorated lower garment flared out on either side in a pattern. She wears a decorated belt and necklaces, bracelets and armlets, with shoulder loops, earrings and a crown. The jewelry and crown is highlighted with gold paint as is his clothing and the two attributes. She does not wear a band across her breasts, as does Shridevi in groupings with Vishnu and Bhudevi.
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1978/2.132
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard) with design of dragon among clouds
Artist
Okada Masatoyo
Physical Description
The flat iron plate with quatrefoil shape and the design of a dragon in midst of clouds. It has three holes: one for blade (middle) flanked by two deformed oval-shape holes (for kougai and kozuka). Around the blade hole, there is the carver’s signature. The design of a dragon, among stylized clouds, is intricately carved in high relief; the dragon has almost three-dimensional quality. On the back, the dragon tail, some parts of the body, one claw are peeking from clouds. The dragon coils around the center holes. The rims of the three circles are wavy, as if they are the part of the cloud design. The stoppers on the blade hole edges are made of gold. Some silver inlays are applied on the dragon’s eye blow and some nails.
Artist Life Dates
act. 1789
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1978/2.6
Medium and Support
iron with gold and silver inlays
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Qingbai ware footed bowl with gently sloping sides and slightly everted rim
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
960-1279
Accession Number
1973/2.22
Medium and Support
Porcelain with Qingbai glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Vishnu with Two Attendants
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
Century
20th-century
Object Creation Date
circa 19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
1975/2.129
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Footed bowl with slightly everted rim
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2004/1.297
Medium and Support
porcelain with translucent pale blue glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
A votive plaque depicting an image of the Buddha, housed within a small temple
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.
Century
6th-7th century
Object Creation Date
late 6th century - early 7th century
Accession Number
1964/2.21
Medium and Support
terracotta, molded
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Deity with trident, quadruped vehicle, and throne
Artist
Artist Unknown, India
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1977/2.138
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Standing Buddha in Abhaya-vara mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Gilt bronze standing Buddha on lotus pedestal. He is clothed in monastic robes with cascading U-shaped folds, similar to the gentle folds of his neck. His hands ake the form of two mudras: the abhaya (“have no fear”) mudra with the right hand, and varada (“wishes are granted”) mudra with the left.
It is well proportioned overall and represent Buddha in a standing position; a position quite popular in Unified Shilla Buddhist sculpture. The Ushinisha on the top of Buddha's head is tall, voluminous and black. The face is plump and facial features, including the eyes, nose and the mouth, are all rather small. The earlobes hang are hanging and the three curved lines on the neck are highly distinct.
Century
ca. 8th century
Object Creation Date
late 7th century - early 8th century
Accession Number
1961/2.80
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Sankei En Park
Artist
Yoshida Hiroshi
Artist Life Dates
1876 - 1950
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1987/1.243
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Large storage jar with gourd design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture
Physical Description
This pot has a narrow, cylindrical neck, abruptly giving way to a rounded upper half, tapering gently to a flat bottom, with two small lugs (ring handles) at the waist. Painted decoration is confined to the upper half, perhaps because these pots were set into the earth to keep them upright. The painted designs evoke fish nets and swirling eddies of water.
Artist Life Dates
2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Century
25th-24th century BCE
Object Creation Date
2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Accession Number
1993/1.46
Medium and Support
red earthenware with black slip decoration
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Netsuke of a child holding a lion mask (pair with 2002/2.31)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
2002/2.30
Medium and Support
paint, gilding and lacquer on wood
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Coin
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1821-1862
Accession Number
1982/1.266
Medium and Support
copper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Yasoda and Krishna (small folk bronze)
Artist
Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 16th century
Accession Number
1975/2.144
Medium and Support
copper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Prawn
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
Two shrimps are shown in the middle of the print. The artist inscribed "Baishi at the age of ninty-five" on the upper left-hand corner with seal.
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1990/1.185
Medium and Support
woodblock "water printing" with ink on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Ivory Snuff Bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.71
Medium and Support
ivory
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bull
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
18th century - 19th century
Accession Number
1978/2.71
Medium and Support
bronze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
Mirror Box
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
This mirror box is decorated with lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid designs. Thelid of the box opens upwards, and has brass hinges and a closure in the sahpe of a flower. The lower drawer has a handle in the shape of a bat.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2006/2.61
Medium and Support
lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass? fittings
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Jian ware teabowl, probably from Jianyang
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
13th century
Accession Number
1965/2.56
Medium and Support
stoneware with gray body and "persimmon" glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Storage jar with inlaid floral designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
It has a wide mouth and a shape which flared out to a generously-sized shoulder, then tapers to a slim lower body. It is a storage jar inlaid chrysanthemum, cloud and crane design.
Object Creation Date
918-1392
Accession Number
1972/2.33
Medium and Support
stoneware with inlaid white and black slip under celadon glaze
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Bamboo and Orchids [Lan-chu t'u chou]
Artist
Zheng Xie (Chêng Hsieh)
Physical Description
A white hanging scroll with black ink. The plant that is the focal point of the painting takes up the middle, while an inscription runs along the right side. Stamps are seen on the bottom of both the right and left side of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
1693-1765
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1740-1766
Accession Number
1970/2.7
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Chinese New Year's Poster
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1983/1.380
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
The warrior Watanabe no Tsuna battling the demoness Ibaraki (okimono)
Artist
Gyokubun
Artist Life Dates
20th century
Century
19th century?
Object Creation Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number
2002/2.43
Medium and Support
ivory
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Black Nagoya-style obi in sateen weave (shusu) with embroidered plum blossom designs
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Black silk damask with interwoven paulownia pattern; plum blossoms embroidered in solver, gold, and gunmetal gray metallic threads, and persimmon, brown, and black silk threads.
Century
mid-20th century
Object Creation Date
1930s-1950s
Accession Number
2005/1.331
Medium and Support
silk damask with woven pattern and metallic thread embroidery
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra, flanked by two donor figures and with a mandorla of the seven Buddhas of the past (fragment of a stele)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
6th century
Object Creation Date
circa 500-550
Accession Number
1964/1.89
Medium and Support
stone
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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Title
Vairocana Buddha, Seated in the Mudra of the Union of Six Elements
Artist
Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
Century
10th century
Object Creation Date
circa 10th century
Accession Number
2005/2.78
Medium and Support
bronze with copper, tin and zinc
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Title
Agate snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1850-1912
Accession Number
1980/2.15
Medium and Support
agate and amethyst
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Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
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