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Exhibition

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon

February 3–January 2025

Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207

Free with Museum admission

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Overview Exhibition Objects

Jar with dragon

, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Jar with dragon
China
early 15th century

Amphora with dragon-shaped handles

, Stoneware with raised decoration and pale buff glaze, China — Amphora with dragon-shaped handles
China
7th century

Incense burner, Stoneware with relief decoration under colored glazes, China — Incense burner
China
dated 1512

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, Limestone with traces of pigment, China — Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society
China
dated 528

Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, Jade (nephrite), China — Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac
China
18th–19th century

Bowl with dragons amid waves
, Stoneware with carved and incised decoration under celadon glaze (Yue ware), China — Bowl with dragons amid waves
China
10th century

Set of twelve zodiac animals, Earthenware with white slip, China — Set of twelve zodiac animals
China
8th century

Textile with dragons and phoenixes, Silk and gold thread lampas, China — Textile with dragons and phoenixes
China
late 13th–14th century

Mirror with dragon, Bronze, China — Mirror with dragon
China
8th–9th century

Roof-tile end with dragon, Earthenware with yellow glaze, China — Roof-tile end with dragon
China

Dish with dragon, Polychrome lacquer with filled-in and engraved gold decoration, China — Dish with dragon
China
dated 1595

Knotted dragon pendant, Jade (nephrite), China — Knotted dragon pendant
China
3rd century BCE

Dragon medallion, Silk and metallic-thread tapestry (kesi), China — Dragon medallion
China
16th century

Belt hook with dragons, Gilt bronze, North China — Belt hook with dragons
North China
3rd–2nd century BCE

Finial in the shape of a dragon head, Gilt bronze with traces of red pigment, China — Finial in the shape of a dragon head
China
1st century BCE–2nd century CE

Cup modeled after a rhyton, Stoneware with relief decoration under clear glaze, China — Cup modeled after a rhyton
China
late 6th century

Plaque with dragons, Ivory, China — Plaque with dragons
China
early 15th century

Dragon climbing a rock, Amber, China — Dragon climbing a rock
China
14th century

Leys Jar, Porcelain with incised decoration under colored glazes, China — Leys Jar
China

Brush washer in the shape of lotus leaf with chi dragons, Jade (nephrite), China — Brush washer in the shape of lotus leaf with chi dragons
China
12th–14th century

Panel with dragon, phoenix, and peonies, Silk and metallic-thread tapestry (kesi), China — Panel with dragon, phoenix, and peonies
China
16th century

Dragons chasing flaming pearls, Unidentified Artist, Chinese, 14th century, Silk lampas with supplementary metal thread wefts, China — Dragons chasing flaming pearls
Unidentified Artist, Chinese, 14th century
14th century

Mirror with symbols of the four cardinal directions, Bronze, China — Mirror with symbols of the four cardinal directions
China
7th century

Circular Dish with Dragon, Trigrams, and the Character for Longevity (Shou), Carved polychrome lacquer, China — Circular Dish with Dragon, Trigrams, and the Character for Longevity (Shou)
China
1522–1566

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Dates

February 3–January 2025

The Met Fifth Avenue

Free with Museum admission

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