Show and Tell 1– Han Dynasty:

Central Watchtower. 1st – early 3rd century. Earthenware with green lead glaze, H. 41 in.; W. 22 5/8 in.; D. 11 3/4 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49519.

Covered Jar (Hu). 2nd – 1st century BCE. Earthenware with painted decoration, H. 18 in.; Diam. 11 in.; Diam. of rim 6 7/8 in.; Diam. of foot 8 1/2 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49539.

Dancer and Musicians. 1st century BCE – 1st century CE. Earthenware with pigment, Dancer: H. 5 1/4 in.; W. 4 1/4 in.; D. 2 1/4 in. Musician: H. 5 3/8 in.; W. 4 1/4 in.; D. 4 3/8 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44386.

Female Dancer. 2nd century BCE. Earthenware with slip and pigment, H. 21 in.; W. 9 3/4 in.; D. 7 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/42178.

Show and Tell 3– Tang Dynasty:

Buddha, probably Amitabha. early 7th century. Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, H. 38 in.; W. 27 in.; D. 22 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/42163.

Seated Buddha Vairocana. early 8th century. Gilt Bronze, H. 8in.; W. 5 3/4 in.; D. 5 1/2 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/54080.

Stele with the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) and Mahasthamaprapta (Dashizi). mid – late 7th century. Limestone with traces of pigment, H. 64 1/2 in.; W. 35 3/4in.; D. 12 3/4 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44798.

Show and Tell 4– Ming Dynasty:

Jar with Dragon. Early 15th Century. Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, H. 19 in.; Diam. 19 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/39666.

Sutra Box with Dragons Amid Clouds. Ming Dynasty ( 1368 – 1644), Yongle period (1403-24). Red lacquer with incised decoration inlaid with gold; damascened brass lock and key, H. 5 1/2 in.; W. 5 in.; L. 16 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60870.

Wu Boli. Dragon Pine. late 14th-early 15th century. Hanging scroll; ink on paper, 48 x 13 1/4 in. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45659.