Image Archive

Buddhism:

: Seated Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center Period:Central or Eastern Javanese period Date:ca. first half of the 10th century Culture:Indonesia (Java) Medium:Bronze Dimensions:H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm) Classification:Sculpture Credit Line:Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 Accession Number:1987.142.21

: Buddha with Bodhisattvas Padmapani and Vajrapani Date:ca. 10th century Culture:Tibet Medium:Fired clay, molded and polychromed Dimensions:H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Wt. incl. base 3 lbs (1.4 kg) Classification:Sculpture Credit Line:Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2008 Accession Number:2008.504

: Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Chinese: Damo) Period:Ming (1368–1644)–Qing (1644–1911) dynasty Date:17th century Culture:China Medium:Rhinoceros horn Dimensions:H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm) Classification:Horn Credit Line:Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2011 Accession Number:2011.344

: Lotus-Enthroned Buddha Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha Period:Pala period Date:8th–early 9th century Culture:Bangladesh (Comilla District) Medium:Bronze Dimensions:H. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm) Classification:Sculpture Credit Line:Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1984 Accession Number:1984.486.5

: Standing Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara Period:Anuradhapura period Date:ca. 8th century Culture:Sri Lanka Medium:Bronze with high tin content Dimensions:H. (with pedestal): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) Classification:Sculpture Credit Line:Gift of Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation, 1994 Accession Number:1994.509

Kimono:

: Kimono Date:early 20th century Culture:Japanese Medium:silk Credit Line:Gift of Alfred and Doris Klein, 1976 Accession Number:1976.211a, b

: Kimono Date:1920–35 Culture:Japanese Medium:silk Credit Line:Purchase, Estate of Polaire Weissman Fund, 1991 Accession Number:1991.481

: Kimono Date:20th century Culture:Japanese Medium:cotton Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Balet, 1978 Accession Number:1978.314.16

: Kimono Date:mid-20th century Culture:Japanese Medium:silk Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. John Morley Goodwilie, 1978 Accession Number:1978.581.7

: Kimono Department Store:(attributed) Iida & Co./Takashimaya (Japanese, founded 1831) Date:ca. 1910 Culture:Japanese Medium:silk Credit Line:Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maxime L. Hermanos, 1961 Accession Number:2009.300.1282

Chinese Ancient Fashion

: Theatrical skirt with peacock feather design Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911) Date:18th century Culture:China Medium:Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin, brocade borders Dimensions:Overall: 37 3/4 x 94 1/4 in. (95.9 x 239.4 cm) Classification:Costumes-Embroidered Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1932 Accession Number:32.63.1

: Costume Date:1800–1940 Culture:Chinese Medium:silk Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Samuel Stiefel, 1940 Accession Number:C.I.40.53.8a, b

: Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume Artist:Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp) Date:1617 Medium:Black, red, and white chalk, blue pastel, and pen and brown and black ink on light brown laid paper Dimensions:17 9/16 x 9 3/4 in. (44.6 x 24.8 cm) Classification:Drawings Credit Line:Purchase, Carl Selden Trust, several members of The Chairman’s Council, Gail and Parker Gilbert, and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 1999 Accession Number:1999.222

: First rotation: June 25, 2016–January 8, 2017 Second rotation: January 14–October 9, 2017

: Helmet with Feather Crest (清羽飾頭盔) Date:17th–18th century Culture:Chinese Medium:Steel, gold, silk, feathers (eagle, kingfisher), paper, turquoise, coral, pearls, fur (marten), silk, copper alloy, silver Dimensions:Helmet (36.25.7a); H. including nape defense 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm); H. excluding nape defense 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 9 oz. (2069.5 g) Classification:Armor for Man Credit Line:Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935 Accession Number:36.25.2c–e, .7a

Miao

: Ensemble Date:second half 20th century Culture:Chinese minority (Miao-Juigan) Medium:cotton, silk Credit Line:Purchase, Gould Family Foundation Gift, in memory of Jo Copeland, 2005 Accession Number:2005.319a–r

: Neckpiece Date:1900–1975 Culture:Chinese minority (Miao-Gejia) Medium:silver Credit Line:Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2004 Accession Number:2004.337a, b

: Necklace Date:probably 19th century Culture:Chinese minority (Miao) Medium:metal, coral, turquoise Credit Line:Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2008 Accession Number:2008.190.248

: Ensemble Date:late 19th–early 20th century Culture:Chinese minority (Miao) Medium:(a–c, e–i) cotton (d) bast fiber Credit Line:Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1987 Accession Number:1987.43a–i

: Necklace Date:1900–1975 Culture:Chinese minority (Miao-Wuya) Medium:silver Credit Line:Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 2002 Accession Number:2002.318a, b

Sculpture:

: Kara Walker African Boy Attendant Curio with Molasses and Brown Sugar, from “The Marvelous Sugar Baby” Installation at the old Domino Sugar Factory Warehouse. (Rear Basket) 2014

: Simon Denny Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs for NSA Defense Intelligence 2015

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