Works of Art (111)
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Alto Recorder in F, ca. 1700, Made by Johann Benedikt Gahn (German), Nuremberg, Germany, Ivory (89.4.909) |
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Alto Recorder, mid-18th century, Johann Wilhelm Oberlender the Elder (German), Nuremberg, Germany, Boxwood and horn (89.4.2208) |
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Angeli Laudantes, 1898,
Edward Burne-Jones (designer) (English); John Henry Dearle (designer) (English); Merton Abbey Tapestry Works (English),
Merton, Surrey, England,
Wool and silk weft on cotton warp (2008.8) |
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Aristide Bruant, at His Cabaret, 1893,
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French),
Lithograph printed in four colors; machine wove paper (32.88.17)
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Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial V, ca. 1340,
Leaf from an antiphonary,
Niccolò di ser Sozzo (Italian),
Italian (Siena),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (96.32.12) |
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The Ballet from Robert le Diable, 1871,
Edgar Degas (French),
Oil on canvas (29.100.552) |
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Bassoon, ca. 1811,
John Meacham (American),
Albany, New York,
Maple, brass (89.4.884) |
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Bottle, Skeletal Couple with Child, 3rd–7th century,
Peru, Moche,
Ceramic (1978.412.196) |
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Camel: From the Bérain Grotesques, ca. 168589, Designed by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer; Woven at the Beauvais manufactory under the direction of Philippe Behagle or his son of the same name in the late 17th or early 18th century, French, Wool and silk (1977.437.1) |
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Chegah-Skah-Hdah, 19th century,
Sioux, Plain States,
Wood, metal, leather (89.4.597) |
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Circus Sideshow, 1887–88,
Georges Seurat (French),
Oil on canvas (61.101.17) |
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Clavichord, 1763, Christian Kintzing, Neuwied, Germany, Wood (1986.239) |
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Claviorganum, 1598, Made by Laurentium Hauslaib, Nuremberg, Germany, Wood and various materials (89.4.1191) |
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Cor solo, 1829,
Dubois & Couturier (French),
Lyon,
Brass, silver (2008.136) |
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Courting Flute, ca. 1850–1900,
Sioux, Great Plains,
Red pipestone (catlinite), lead, Native-tanned leather (89.4.3371) |
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The Dancing Class, ca. 1870,
Edgar Degas (French),
Oil on wood (29.100.184) |
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Dholaka, late 19th century,
India,
Wood, skin, brass, cord (89.4.165) |
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Dizi, Qing dynasty, 18th–19th century,
China,
Jade (65.149a,b)
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Drum (Effigy), 1st century A.D.,
Peru; Nasca,
Ceramic (1978.412.111) |
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Dvojnice, late 19th century, Bosnia, Wood (89.4.1589) |
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Fortepiano, ca. 1838,
Conrad Graf (Viennese, 1782–1851),
Vienna, Austria,
Oak, spruce, veneer, and walnut (2001.272) |
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Frame Drum, 19th century,
Dakota, Siouan Family,
Wood, various materials (89.4.560ab) |
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Funeral Procession in an Initial R, second half of 15th century,
Leaf from a gradual,
Mariano del Buono (Italian, Florentine),
Italian (Florence),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (96.32.16)
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Ghanti, second half of 19th century,
North India,
Brass (89.4.154) |
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Gioacchino Rossini, 1856, Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon) (French), Salted paper print from glass negative (1993.233) |
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Grand Piano, 1720, Made by Bartolomeo Cristofori (Italian), Florence, Italy, Various materials (89.4.1219) |
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Grand piano, ca. 1790,
Ferdinand Hofmann (Viennese, 1756–1829),
Vienna, Austria,
Wood and various materials (1984.34) |
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Grand piano, ca. 1790,
Johann Schmidt (Austrian, active late 18th century),
Salzburg, Austria,
Various materials (89.4.3182) |
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Grand piano, ca. 1820,
Joseph Böhm (Austrian, 1786–ca. 1850),
Vienna, Austria,
Wood and various materials (1982.138) |
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Guitar, late 17th century,
Attributed to Giacomo Ertel (German, active in Italy),
Rome,
Wood, various materials (1984.225) |
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Harpsichord, 1666, Girolamo Zenti, Rome, Italy, Wood and various materials (89.4.1220) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1650, Made by Jan Couchet the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood, various materials (89.4.2363) |
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Harpsichord, ca. 1675, Made by Michele Todini (Italian), Rome, Italy, Wood, various materials (89.4.2929) |
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Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83,
Édouard Manet (French),
Oil on canvas (59.129) |
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Heroes Tapestry, ca. 14001410,
South Netherlandish,
Wool warp, wool wefts (32.130.3b, 47.101.1, 47.152) |
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Initial C with Saint Lawrence, ca. 1380–90,
From a gradual,
Don Simone Camaldolese (Italian),
Italian (Florence),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (90.61.2) |
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Initial E with the Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, ca. 1394–1402,
From a gradual created for the Carthusian monastery of the Holy Spirit at Farneta, near Lucca,
Niccolò di Giacomo da Bologna (Italian),
Italian (Bologna),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (2007.236) |
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Initial S with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, ca. 1278,
From an antiphonary created for the Cathedral of Imola,
Master of Bagnacavallo,
Italian (Imola),
Tempera and ink on parchment (26.159.1) |
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Jane Avril, 1893,
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French),
Lithograph printed in five colors; machine wove paper (32.88.15) |
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Jesus Entering the Temple in a Letter D, ca. 1408–11,
From a gradual created for the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Florence,
Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florentine),
Italian (Florence),
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint, on vellum (1999.391) |
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Kamanche, ca. 1880, Iran (Tehran), Wood, metal, bone, gut (1998.72) |
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Keyed bugle, ca. 183550,
Graves and Company,
Winchester, New Hampshire,
Copper, nickel-silver, other materials (89.4.2326) |
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King David in an Initial I, early 15th century,
Leaf from a psalter,
Northern Italian,
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (28.225.65) |
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La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), 1889,
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch),
Oil on canvas (1996.435) |
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A Lady Playing the Tanpura, ca. 1735,
India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh),
Ink, opaque and transparent watercolor, and gold on paper (1996.100.1) |
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Lady Su Hui and Her Verse Puzzle, Ming dynasty, 16th century,
China,
Handscroll; ink and color on silk (33.167)
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Louis Gueymard (1822–1880) as Robert le Diable, 1857,
Gustave Courbet (French),
Oil on canvas (19.84) |
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The Love Song, 1868?1873, Sir Edward Burne-Jones (British, Oil on canvas (47.26) |
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Mandolino, ca. 1710–20,
Attributed to Giovanni Smorsone (Italian),
Rome,
Ebony, ivory, rosewood, mother-of-pearl (2008.2a,b) |
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The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, ca. 1340,
Leaf from the laudario created for Sant'Agnese, Florence,
Pacino di Bonaguida (Italian),
Italian (Florence),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (2006.250) |
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Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr in an Initial P, second half of 13th century,
Leaf from a Dominican gradual,
Southern Italy (probably Naples),
Tempera and ink on parchment (2005.273) |
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Mayuri (peacock), 19th century,
India,
Wood, parchment, metal, feathers (89.4.163) |
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Merengue en Boca Chica, 1983, Rafael Ferrer (American, born Puerto Rico), Oil on canvas (1984.2) |
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Mrdangam, 20th century,
India,
Wood, leather, tuning paste (1986.467.18) |
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The Music Lesson, 1870,
John George Brown (American),
Oil on canvas (21.115.3) |
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The Musicians, ca. 1595, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (Italian, Lombard), Oil on canvas (52.81) |
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Nao (bell), Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.),
China,
Bronze (49.136.10) |
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Ornamental Painting in Chiaroscuro, ca. 1765,
Robert Adam (English) and partnership,
Oil on canvas (60.50a) |
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Over-the-shoulder bugle, ca. 1860,
John F. Stratton (American),
New York,
Nickel-silver (89.4.2295) |
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Paiban (half of a clapper), Ming dynasty, early 15th century,
China,
Ivory, traces of pigment (2003.166) |
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Pandharpuri tambura, 19th century,
India,
Gourd, wood, bone, ivory (1994.498) |
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Pipa, 19th century, Made by Jiu-cheng, Guangzhou (Canton), China, Wood, ivory, bone, gut (89.4.52) |
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Pipa, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), late 15th–early 16th century,
China,
Wood, ivory, bone, silk (50.145.74) |
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Qin, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 1634,
China,
Wood, lacquer, jade, silk strings (1999.93) |
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Qing (chime) for linzhong (eighth note in the twelve-note scale), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, dated 1716,
China,
Jade with incised gilded design (03.15.1) |
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Qing (musical stone) with theme of the Hundred Antiques, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736–95),
China,
Jade (02.18.644) |
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Rattle, 19th century,
Alaska; Sitka,
Wood, pigment (89.4.614) |
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Rattle, 19th century,
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia; Skittagetan or Haida,
Wood, pigment (89.4.616) |
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Rattle, 19th century,
Vancouver Island, Canada; Masseth or Haida,
Wood, pigment (89.4.647) |
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Rattle, ca. 1880,
Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia; Haida or Tsimshian,
Wood, string, pigment (89.4.1963) |
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Raven Rattle, 19th century,
British Columbia; Tsimshian,
Wood, pigment (89.4.2161) |
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Raven Rattle, 19th century,
Skidegate, British Columbia; Haida,
Cedar, pebbles, polychrome (89.4.611) |
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Rebab or rabab, 19th century, Algeria, Wood, parchment, metal, ivory, leather (89.4.403) |
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Rectangular Octagonal Virginal, ca. 1600, Augsburg (?), Wood and various materials (89.4.1778) |
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Regal, 1575, Labeled: "Georg Vell" (Voll), Nuremberg, Germany, Wood, metal (89.4.2883) |
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Sarangi, 19th century,
Gujarat, India,
Wood, metal, parchment, horsehair, mother-of-pearl, ivory, paint(89.4.200) |
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Sarangi, ca. 1900,
India,
Wood, ivory, parchment, metal (1982.143.2) |
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Sarangi, late 19th century,
North India,
Wood, parchment, ivory, gut, metal (46.34.43) |
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Se player, Han dynasty, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.,
China,
Pottery (1994.605.85a–c) |
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The Seated Clowness (Mademoiselle Cha-u-Kao), 1896,
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French),
Lithograph printed in five colors on wove paper (49.55.50) |
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Seated Female Musicians, Tang dynasty, late 7th century,
China,
Pottery (23.180.4–7) |
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Seated Musician, Tang dynasty (618–906),
China,
Marble (2006.156) |
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Set of ten belt plaques, Tang dynasty, 7th–8th century,
China,
Jade (1992.165.22a–j) |
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Seven String Bass Viol, 1720, Nicolas Bertrand (French), Wood (89.4.1343) |
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Sheng, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century,
China,
Wood, metal, ivory (89.4.96) |
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Side drum, ca. 1860,
Attributed to Ernest Vogt,
Philadelphia,
Wood, various materials (89.4.2162) |
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The Singer in Green, ca. 1884,
Edgar Degas (French),
Pastel on light blue laid paper (61.101.7) |
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Sitar, 1997,
Made by Murari Adhikari,
Calcutta, India,
Teak, ebony, metal, bone, various materials (1999.399) |
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Sitar, late 19th century,
India,
Wood, ivory, metal (89.4.1586) |
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Soprano Recorder, ca. 1700, Thomas Boekhout (Dutch), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Ebony and ivory (89.4.912) |
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The Spanish Singer, 1860,
Édouard Manet (French),
Oil on canvas (49.58.2) |
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Study for Song, 1938, Henri Matisse (French), Charcoal on paper (2002.456.45) |
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Suona, Qing dynasty, 19th century,
China,
Rosewood, brass (89.4.20) |
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Sursanga, 19th century,
India,
Wood, pearl, ivory (46.34.79) |
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Suzu, 17th century, Miwa, Nara Prefecture, Japan, Wood, metal (89.4.94) |
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Tambura, 20th century,
India,
Gourd, wood, bone, ivory, steel (1986.470a) |
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Tanjore tambura (male), early 19th century,
India,
Gourd, wood, metal, bone (2008.141.2a,b) |
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Tenor Recorder in C, end of 16th century, Germany (?), Maple (89.4.3133) |
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Two Men Contemplating the Moon, ca. 1825–30,
Caspar David Friedrich (German),
Oil on canvas (2000.51) |
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Viola d'amore, 18th century,
Johannes Florenus Guidantus (Italian),
Bologna, Italy,
Spruce, maple (2009.41) |
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Viola da gamba, ca. 1700,
England,
Spruce, maple (2009.42) |
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Violetta, 1701,
Giovanni Grancino (Italian),
Milan,
Spruce, maple, ebony, ivory (2008.1) |
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The Visitation in an Initial A and Cardinal Adam Easton with a Dominican Saint and Saint Dominic, ca. 1400,
Leaf from an antiphonary,
Italian (Venice),
Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment (90.61.3) |
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Wanderer in the Storm, 1835,
Carl Julius von Leypold (German),
Oil on canvas (2008.7) |
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Whistle, 19th century,
British Columbia; Northwest Coast,
Wood, pigment (89.4.2243) |
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Whistle, 19th century,
United States,
Wood, metal, feathers (89.4.2058) |
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Woman with a Lute, ca. 1662–63,
Johannes Vermeer (Dutch),
Oil on canvas (25.110.24) |
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Xiao, Qing dynasty, 18th–19th century,
China, Fukien Province,
Porcelain (1988.91) |
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Xun (ovoid ocarina), Han dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.),
China,
Pottery (2005.14) |
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Yunluo ("cloud gong"), Qing dynasty, 19th century,
China,
Bronze (89.4.15a) |
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Zhong (bell), Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (5th–3rd century B.C.),
China,
Bronze (13.220.86) |
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Thematic Essays (25)
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