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Title
Kang table
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
2001/1.346
Medium and Support
blond rosewood (huali)
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Sight in Hangzhou, West Lake
Artist
Wang Chao
Physical Description
Ink on paper print
Artist Life Dates
(1974 - )
Object Creation Date
2009
Accession Number
2010/2.55
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
"Snow": calligraphy scroll
Artist
Muan Xingtao (aka (J. Ôbaku Mokuan))
Physical Description
The large character for snow in block script is juxtaposed with lines of smaller characters in running script. The large character is drawn with unhurried, thick, even strokes in dense, unbroken black ink with blunt contours, while the smaller characters are brushed rapidly, with strokes of varying thickness, a pronounced diagonal tilt, and sharp edges.
Artist Life Dates
1611-1684
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1655-1675
Accession Number
1986/1.205
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Cat under Flowers
Artist
Chen Zun (Ch'en Tsun)
Physical Description
In this painting a well-fed cat nestles contentedly among the grass and flowers, relaxing on the bank of a stream.
Artist Life Dates
(active Chia-hsing, Chekiang, 1573 - 1619)
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1612
Accession Number
1977/2.17
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Solitary Bird Perched on a Banana Plant
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
This painting depicts a solitary bird perched on a tropical banana plant. There are inscriptions and signature of the artist on the upper left-hand corner: "A farewell gift for Mr. Katsuizumi, as he goes south. Baishi."
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1949/1.196
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Quilt Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red with pink roses and yellow sunflowers and smaller blue flowers. In the background there are banners and buildings.
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.53
Medium and Support
dyed cotton
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Celadon charger with incised floral designs (pair with 2002/2.6)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
16th century
Accession Number
2002/2.5
Medium and Support
Stoneware with celadon glaze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Traveling at Dawn in the Mountains after Snow
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Travelers cross a bridge over a river. A figure is seen in the gateway of the establishment, and another figure walks towards the bridge carrying an umbrella or staff. The entire scene is set with a view of mountains in the background.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
3rd quarter of 15th century
Accession Number
1988/2.13
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Ferghana Horse, after Jin Nong
Artist
Ren Xiong (Jen Hsiung)
Physical Description
This scroll features a single profile of a horse. The artist’s inscription states that the painting is modeled after Jin Nong’s (1687–1764) famous work entitled Ferghana Horse. Ferghana was the name of an ancient Central Asian kingdom known for its exceptional horses.
Artist Life Dates
1820-1857
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840-1857
Accession Number
1985/2.32
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Quilt Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red with pink and blue flowers, orange fruits, bananas and green leaves. In the background there are palm tree scenes.
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.69
Medium and Support
dyed cotton
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Bird on a branch
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A bird (probably a sparrow) perches among peach blossoms, while singing to welcome the spring.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1420 - circa 1435
Accession Number
2002/2.353
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and colors on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Side Table
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Accession Number
2001/1.347
Medium and Support
wood with brass feet
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Picture of the Cinnabar Peak
Artist
Sun Yi (Sun I)
Physical Description
This is a delicate landscape. There are mountain crags, dispersed trees and bushes, and some houses/huts depicted. There is calligraphy on the upper right hand corner with one red seal, and towards the upper left corner with a red seal. There is also another red seal on the lower left hand corner. The colors are muted and are barely discernable from one another. There is a central jutting rock in the center of the painting that takes up a lot of horizontal space, and encourages the eye to travel upwards.
Artist Life Dates
active mid-17th century
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1657
Accession Number
1987/1.155
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Folding Coromandel Screen (Six-Panels)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
A six-panel screen with a lacquered black background and illustrations in greens, reds, ochres and pinks. There is a border throughout each panel with red dragons and line decorations. This panel has women in kimono holding different objects and two brown deer towards the bottom. On the top is half of a house, a large tree and a gold fence. The vase on the ottom is ochre with green and red bands. Coming out of the top are pink flowers and green stems.
Object Creation Date
18th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/1.619D
Medium and Support
carnelian, beryl, mother-of-pearl and quartz on coromandel
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Demons in chariots in four registers, rubbing of the 6th dynasty
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2003/1.632
Medium and Support
rubbing
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Clay Support of Jian Ware Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1997/1.288
Medium and Support
earthenware, unglazed
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Landscape, Lakes and Mountains to the Farthest Distance
Artist
Wang Jian
Artist Life Dates
1598-1677
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1661
Accession Number
1956/2.18
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on gold-flecked paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Small Mortuary Urn
Artist
Artist Unknown, China, Majiayao Culture
Artist Life Dates
2600 BCE - 2300 BCE
Century
24th-23rd century BCE
Object Creation Date
2400 BCE - 2300 BCE
Accession Number
1993/1.68
Medium and Support
earthenware, coil-built, w/ painted design in black & red-brown mineral pigments
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Proto-Yue Ware Chicken-Headed Ewer
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Green-glazed ewer with spout in the shape of a chicken's head and handle in the form of a dragon's head and neck
Century
4th-5th c
Object Creation Date
317-420
Accession Number
2005/2.92
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
The Hermit Lin P'u Accompanied by a Crane and Young Servant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1368-1644
Accession Number
1998/2.1
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Chrysanthemums
Artist
Wang Yachen
Artist Life Dates
1894-1983
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2007/2.24
Medium and Support
ink and color
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Ode to the Goddess of the Luo River
Artist
Fei Danxu (Fei Tan-hsü)
Artist Life Dates
1802-1850
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1847
Accession Number
1982/2.4
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Model of a Three-story Watchtower
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
1st century
Object Creation Date
1st century - 2nd century
Accession Number
1993/1.73.4
Medium and Support
earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Embroidery fragments (fish and other animals)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.41.1
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Frog and Orchid
Artist
Wang Yachen
Artist Life Dates
1894-1983
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965
Accession Number
2007/2.40
Medium and Support
ink
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Mount Hua (Hua yan) from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
Artist
Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)
Artist Life Dates
act. 1643-1679
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
late 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1970/2.159.4
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Canton Ware Tiered 4-part Cylindrical Box
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
2006/2.52A-E
Medium and Support
porcelain with overglaze enamels in pastel blue, pink and green
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Shadow Puppet [Box]
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1998/2.57
Medium and Support
carved and painted donkey skin
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Rock crystal snuff bottle with Chinese text and deity on lotus blossum
Artist
Yeh Chungsan
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1917
Accession Number
1980/2.148
Medium and Support
rock crystal, coral, ivory
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Bodhidharma's Sacred Cove, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)
Artist
Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)
Artist Life Dates
act. 1643-1679
Century
17th-18th century
Object Creation Date
late 17th century - 18th century
Accession Number
1970/2.160.12
Medium and Support
album, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Figure of a Kneeling Woman Wearing a Long Robe
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red pottery figure of a kneeling woman wearing a long robe and elaborately dressed hair. Her hands were once attached to holes in the arma nd her pose suggests she may have been a musician.
Object Creation Date
206 BCE - 220 CE
Accession Number
2007/2.72
Medium and Support
ceramic
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.38.3
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Temmoku Ware
Century
10th-13th century
Object Creation Date
960-1279
Accession Number
1983/1.347
Medium and Support
earthenware and stoneware with tenmoku glaze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Lotus Blossom
Artist
Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien)
Physical Description
Blue, gray and black ink washes are used to depict lotus blossoms rising out of and partially hidden by plants and muddy waters. A poem is written above, alluding to the lotus blossoms below.
Artist Life Dates
(Neijiang, Szechuan, 1899 - 1983)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1965-1975
Accession Number
1991/1.67
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Figures from Chinese History: The Taoist Luo Gongyuan
Artist
Huang Shen
Physical Description
Paper mounted on aqua silk. There are three figures present in the image. The focal point is a cart full of fruit. There is calligraphy on the upper left hand side of the image, complete with two red seals. There is a Christies sticker on the bottom left corner of the mounting.
Artist Life Dates
1687-1766
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1687-1766
Accession Number
1983/2.157
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Pig
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Jade carved horizontally in the shape of a pig.
Object Creation Date
206 BCE - 220 CE
Accession Number
2009/2.112
Medium and Support
jade
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1998/2.39.10
Medium and Support
silk thread embroidery on silk
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Clearing After Snow
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
In this scene mountains and a pavillion are covered by snow and dormant trees bear no leaves. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1906 - 1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
2006/1.110
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Calligraphy (one of a pair)
Artist
Zheng Xiaoxu (Cheng Hsiao-hsü)
Artist Life Dates
1860-1938
Century
late 19th century–early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890-1938
Accession Number
1980/2.199
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Water Buffalo and Herd Boy under Willow Tree
Artist
Rong Jin
Artist Life Dates
1885-1928
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1885-1928
Accession Number
1986/2.100
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Quilt Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red with pink, blue and yellow flowers. In the background there are balloons with strings and sailboats.
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.21
Medium and Support
dyed cotton
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Mirror, Lion-and-Grape type
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
7th-9th century
Object Creation Date
7th century - 9th century
Accession Number
2000/1.28
Medium and Support
bronze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Geese Landing on Sandbars
Artist
Chang Ku-nien
Physical Description
A scene of geese in pond and on sandbars. The geese are congregated in the lower left hand side of the painting, as are most of the reeds growing from the sand bars. Some geese can also be seen flying in the middle of the painting, though they are not as prominent. Five lines of calligraphy are lcoated in the upper right of the painting.
Artist Life Dates
1906-1987
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
last quarter of 20th century
Accession Number
2006/1.142
Medium and Support
ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
The Small Cloud Dwelling
Artist
Lu Hui
Physical Description
The piece includes a large title section, landscape image of the garden,
two seals of the artist, and a portion of calligraphic text.
The text reads: "The Small Cloud Dwelling occupies a corner of Mr. Dingfu's Green Surrounded Mountain Villa in Nanxun. His respected wife, Lady Pang, used to meditate and chant sutras there… In the 8th month, fall of 1909, Lu Hui completed this painting …"
Artist Life Dates
1851-1920
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1909
Accession Number
1981/1.308
Medium and Support
Handscroll, ink and color on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Quilt Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red with pink, orange and blue flowers. In the background are images of buildings.
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.37
Medium and Support
dyed cotton
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Medicine Bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
17th -19th century
Object Creation Date
17th century - 19th century
Accession Number
2001/1.362
Medium and Support
silver and cloisonné enamel
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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Title
Quilt Cover
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Maroon with large pink flowers and small blue flowers. Black sunbursts and fields in the background.
Object Creation Date
mid 20th century
Accession Number
2013/2.46
Medium and Support
dyed cotton
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Model of a Three Story Watchtower
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
1st century
Object Creation Date
1st century - 2nd century
Accession Number
1993/1.86.2
Medium and Support
earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Two Door Cabinet
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
early 20th century
Accession Number
2001/1.345
Medium and Support
blond rosewood (huali) with brass handles
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
Title
Frog
Artist
Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description
There is a frog on the left bottom of the painting, and on the right the artist inscribed "to make a voice" with his signature and seal.
Artist Life Dates
(1864 - 1957)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1927
Accession Number
1949/1.195
Medium and Support
ink on paper
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Artist Nationality
Chinese
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