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Civic Practice Partnership: Artist Mei Lum Inspiration

Altar Set, Bronze, China — Altar Set
China
late 11th century BCE

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

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar), Leagros Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic — Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Leagros Group
ca. 510 BCE

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), Water-based pigment over foundation of clay mixed with straw, China — Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo)
China
ca. 1319

Bottle in the shape of a double gourd

, Carnelian, China — Bottle in the shape of a double gourd
China
19th century

Snuff bottle with demon queller Zhong Kui, Overlay glass with coral stopper, China — Snuff bottle with demon queller Zhong Kui
China
mid-19th century

Bowl imitating realgar, Opaque mottled red and yellow glass, China — Bowl imitating realgar
China
late 18th–early 19th century

Snuff bottle with boy flying a bird, Coral, China — Snuff bottle with boy flying a bird
China

Snuff bottle in the shape of a butterfly, Metal covered with lacquer, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold, China — Snuff bottle in the shape of a butterfly
China
19th century

Snuff bottle in the shape of an ear of corn, Porcelain with yellow glaze (Jingdezhen ware) and amber stopper, China — Snuff bottle in the shape of an ear of corn
China
late 18th–19th century

Snuff Bottle, Porcelain, China — Snuff Bottle
China

Plate with Dragon and Waves, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze and gilding (Jingdezhen ware), China — Plate with Dragon and Waves
China
first half of the 18th century

Vase with poems in a panoramic landscape, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China — Vase with poems in a panoramic landscape
China
late 17th century

Funerary jar with dragon

, Porcelain with carved and appliquéd decoration under celadon glaze, China — Funerary jar with dragon
China
12th–13th century

Vase with Immortals Offering the Peaches of Longevity, Porcelain, overglaze enamels, China — Vase with Immortals Offering the Peaches of Longevity
China

Medicine Vessel: Figure, Brass, stone bead, cord, Edo peoples — Medicine Vessel: Figure
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Medicine Vessel: Two Figures, Brass, hide, feathers, sacrifcial materials, Edo peoples — Medicine Vessel: Two Figures
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Healing Scroll, Parchment (vellum), pigment, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples — Healing Scroll
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
19th century