The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Plaque with a Winged Horse

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Brushed with Passion

Program information

Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Plaque with a Winged Horse

Period:: Xianbei culture
Date:: 1st century A.D.
Culture:: China
Medium:: Gilded bronze
Dimensions:: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Accession Number:: 24.174.7

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 207

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