The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Figure of a Lion

Art Object

Program Information

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.

Video/Audio (3)

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Cambodian Rattan: The Sculpture of Sopheap Pich
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Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Discussion
(00:57:05) 64 views

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance

Sunday at the Met: Cambodian Rattan Performance
(00:28:04) 60 views

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Figure of a Lion

Date:: 18th century
Culture:: China
Medium:: Nephrite
Dimensions:: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); L. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Classification:: Jade
Credit Line:: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
Accession Number:: 39.65.23a, b

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