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Red Trees on a Blue Lofty Peak; Pu Ru (P'u Ju)

Title: Red Trees on a Blue Lofty Peak
Artist: Pu Ru (P'u Ju)
Physical Description: A blue and green mountain looms over a lake, taking up the right portion of the picture. Above and to the left is calligraphic text and three red seals. In the lake below is a boat.
Artist Life Dates: 1896-1963
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1951
Accession Number: 1970/2.5
Medium and Support: ink and color on paper
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Military Door God (Pair with 1989/2.149); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Military Door God (Pair with 1989/2.149)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1989/2.150
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/2.38.2
Medium and Support: silk thread embroidery on silk
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Old Tree; Chen Hengke (Ch'en Heng-k'o)

Title: Old Tree
Artist: Chen Hengke (Ch'en Heng-k'o)
Artist Life Dates: 1876-1923
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1923
Accession Number: 1949/1.198
Medium and Support: ink and color on paper
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Lapis lazuli snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Lapis lazuli snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.41
Medium and Support: lapis lazuli with gold and silver
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Chang Fei (opera hero with axe); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Chang Fei (opera hero with axe)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2003/1.621
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Stove God and Wife with Calendar; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Stove God and Wife with Calendar
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description: This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1948
Accession Number: 1989/2.116
Medium and Support: color woodblock print on paper
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Modern rubbing of a replica of a horse relief at the tomb of Tang Taizong (not taken from the original stone): saddled horse facing right, left legs raised; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Modern rubbing of a replica of a horse relief at the tomb of Tang Taizong (not taken from the original stone): saddled horse facing right, left legs raised
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/2.29.2
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Frog; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

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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Temple Banner; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Temple Banner
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/2.32
Medium and Support: embroidered silk
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Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/2.39.4
Medium and Support: silk thread embroidery on silk
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Rock crystal snuff bottle with man on horse and Chinese text; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Rock crystal snuff bottle with man on horse and Chinese text
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1940
Accession Number: 1980/2.151
Medium and Support: rock crystal, jadeite and brass
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Ivory snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.73
Medium and Support: ivory
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4 Personal Seals (for Ellen Laing) with Custom Containers; Artist Unknown, China

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Title: 4 Personal Seals (for Ellen Laing) with Custom Containers
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960-1965
Accession Number: TC2006.23.1-4
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Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller (Pair with 1989/2.126); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller (Pair with 1989/2.126)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1989/2.127
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Embroidery fragments; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Embroidery fragments
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/2.37.1
Medium and Support: silk thread embroidery on silk
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Shadow Puppet [Stool]; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Shadow Puppet [Stool]
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1998/2.56
Medium and Support: carved and painted donkey skin
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Chinese New Year's Poster; Artist Unknown

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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Calligraphy (one of a pair); Zhang Jian (Chang Chien)

Title: Calligraphy (one of a pair)
Artist: Zhang Jian (Chang Chien)
Artist Life Dates: 1860-1938
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1980/2.195
Medium and Support: ink on paper, hanging scroll
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Jasper snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Jasper snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.25
Medium and Support: jasper
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Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Embroidery fragments (phoenix and dragons)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/2.39.15
Medium and Support: silk thread embroidery on silk
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Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.72
Medium and Support: ivory
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Rubbing from a Stele at P'eng-hsi hsien magistrate, Tsou Ting-ch'i's tomb, Szech; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Rubbing from a Stele at P'eng-hsi hsien magistrate, Tsou Ting-ch'i's tomb, Szech
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/1.123
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Pheasant in a Tree; Dianshu Jiang

Title: Pheasant in a Tree
Artist: Dianshu Jiang
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1943
Accession Number: 1983/2.52
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
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Great King of Water, Grass and Horses; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Great King of Water, Grass and Horses
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1989/2.140
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Fish; Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)

Title: Fish
Artist: Qi Baishi (Ch'i Pai-shih)
Physical Description: The painting depicts three fishes below a calligraphic poem. The poem goes: "I once painted Three Fish and inscribed it: painting is what I did in the time remaining after work, poetry in the time remaining after sleep, and calligraphy in the time remaining after carving. This is what I call the three remaining." (in Chinese, "fish" and "remaining" are pronounced the same)
Artist Life Dates: 1864-1957
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920-1949
Accession Number: 1949/1.194
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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The Military Door God Qin Qing (Pair with 1989/2.152); Artist Unknown, China

Title: The Military Door God Qin Qing (Pair with 1989/2.152)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1989/2.151
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Embroidery fragments (butterflies and pansies); Artist Unknown, China

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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Wisteria; Chen Nian (Ch'en Nien)

Title: Wisteria
Artist: Chen Nian (Ch'en Nien)
Artist Life Dates: 1875 - after 1963
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920-1935
Accession Number: 1949/1.197
Medium and Support: ink and color on paper
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Turquoise snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Turquoise snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.45
Medium and Support: turquoise
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God of Many Children; Artist Unknown, China

Title: God of Many Children
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2003/1.622
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Goddess of Mt. Tai; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Goddess of Mt. Tai
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1989/2.117
Medium and Support: woodblock print on paper
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Modern rubbing of a replica of a horse relief at the tomb of Tang Taizong (not from the original stone): saddled horse facing left, prancing; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Modern rubbing of a replica of a horse relief at the tomb of Tang Taizong (not from the original stone): saddled horse facing left, prancing
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1991/2.29.3
Medium and Support: ink on paper
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Protective Amulet; Artist Unknown Taiwan

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Title: Protective Amulet
Artist: Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description: Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2006/2.44
Medium and Support: polychrome on wood
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