Thursday, April 19, 2012

Standing Wood Figure of Buddhist Guardian - China 13th-14th century

Seated Divine Hindu Statue - 9th Century, Central Region, Java, Indonesia

Mounted Horsemen - China, Sui Dynasty 581-618 AD

Traveling Coffer Made with Lacquer over Leather, Bamboo, Wood, with Metal Mounts - China 13th or Early 14th Century

Dish Showing a Dragon in Foliage - China 16th Century Ming Dynasty Jiajing Era


Medium: Carved cinnabar lacquer on wood

Source: brooklynmuseum.org

Shrine with an idol of a Bodhisattva - 18th Century China (Qianlong Era)



Medium: Shrine: Cloisonné enamel on copper alloy; Idol: Copper with semiprecious stones

Source: brooklynmuseum.org

Head of a Guardian - From the Figure of a Guardian King of the Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japan


Medium: Hinoki wood with polychrome, inlaid rock crystal eyes and filigree metal crown.

Source: brooklynmuseum.org