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Armor (<i>Yoroi</i>) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358), Iron, lacquer, leather, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Yoroi) of Ashikaga Takauji (1305–1358)
Japanese
early 14th century
Armor (<i>Gusoku</i>), Saotome Ietada Japanese, Iron, lacquer, silk, gilt copper, Japanese
Armor (Gusoku)
Saotome Ietada
Myōchin Munesuke
16th and 18th centuries
Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars, Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels over the glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type), Japan
Small Dish (Kozara) with Three Jars
Japan
1680–90s
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene, Copper alloy, Central Vietnam
Footed Dish with Equestrian Hunting Scene
Central Vietnam
ca. 8th century
Tara, the Buddhist Savior, Gilt copper alloy with color and semiprecious stone inlay, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Tara, the Buddhist Savior
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
14th century
Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Gilt bronze, Vietnam
Standing Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion
Vietnam
ca. 7th century
Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime , Gilt bronze, Korea

Rafter finial in the shape of a dragon’s head and wind chime

Korea
10th century
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 11th century
Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds, Stoneware with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration, Vietnam
Dish with Recumbent Elephant Surrounded by Clouds
Vietnam
15th–16th century
Yashoda with the Infant Krishna , Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)

Yashoda with the Infant Krishna

India (Tamil Nadu, Pudukkottai and Tanjavur districts)
early 12th century
Crowned Buddha, Brass, India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
Crowned Buddha
India, Ancient kingdom of Kashmir
9th century
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani, Bronze inlaid with silver and copper, Pakistan (Swat Valley)
Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Pakistan (Swat Valley)
7th century
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu, Unidentified artist Chinese, active mid-12th century, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, China
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu
Unidentified artist
mid-12th century
Arhat (Luohan), Stoneware with three-color glaze, China
Arhat (Luohan)
China
ca. 1000
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646
Standing Parvati, Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Standing Parvati
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. first quarter 10th century
Standing Vishnu, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu)
Standing Vishnu
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. third quarter 10th century
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint, Copper alloy, India (Tamil Nadu)
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Shaiva Saint
India (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 13th century
Bird-shaped vessel, Earthenware, Korea
Bird-shaped vessel
Korea
3rd century
Jar with dragon , Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China

Jar with dragon

China
early 15th century
Plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg Russian, Hard-paste porcelain, Russian, St. Petersburg
Plate
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg
1755–60
Saber with Scabbard, Steel, gold, silver, jade (nephrite), diamonds, emeralds, pearls, grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
Saber with Scabbard
grip, Indian; guard, scabbard, and decoration on blade, Turkish; blade, Iranian
grip, 18th or 19th century; guard and scabbard, 19th century; blade, dated A.H. 1099/1688 CE; decoration on blade, 19th century
Helmet, Iron, copper, gold, Japanese
Helmet
Japanese
5th century
Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll , Stoneware painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze, Vietnam

Bottle with Birds and Peony Scroll

Vietnam
15th century
Manjuvajra Mandala, Black stone, Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
Manjuvajra Mandala
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
11th century
Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death, Black stone, Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century
Vishnu, Sandstone, India (Punjab)
Vishnu
India (Punjab)
10th–11th century
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, Sandstone, India
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil
India
10th–11th century
Shiva, Sandstone, Vietnam or Southern Cambodia
Shiva
Vietnam or Southern Cambodia
mid- 7th century
Standing Ganesha, Stone, Cambodia
Standing Ganesha
Cambodia
second half 7th century
Buddha, Sandstone, Cambodia or Vietnam
Buddha
Cambodia or Vietnam
mid-7th century
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Sandstone, Southern Thailand
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Southern Thailand
second half of the 7th century
Buddha, Limestone, India, Andhra Pradesh
Buddha
India, Andhra Pradesh
3rd century CE
Brahma, Sandstone, Cambodia
Brahma
Cambodia
first quarter of the 10th century
Head of a Buddha, Andesite, Indonesia (Java)
Head of a Buddha
Indonesia (Java)
9th century
Buddha, probably Amitabha , Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, China

Buddha, probably Amitabha

China
early 7th century
Bust of Hevajra, Stone, Cambodia
Bust of Hevajra
Cambodia
late 12th–early 13th century
Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara, Gilt copper alloy, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Bodhisattva, probably Padmapani Lokeshvara
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
10th–11th century
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, Copper alloy with gilding and color, Nepal
The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future
Nepal
11th century
The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Ferocious Destroyer of Ignorance, Gilt-copper alloy with color and gold paint, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
The Bodhisattva Manjushri as a Ferocious Destroyer of Ignorance
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
10th century
Vase, Porcelain with peach-bloom glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase
China
1713–22
Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga, Sandstone, Cambodia
Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga
Cambodia
late 12th–early 13th century