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An ornate bronze vessel shaped like a bird on a decorative base. Green bold text reads: “Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100-1900”.
Exhibition

Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900

OverviewExhibition Objects
Ceremonial bell with imperial procession, landscape, and mythical creatures in waves, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ceremonial bell with imperial procession, landscape, and mythical creatures in waves
China
12th century
Mahamayuri on peacock, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Mahamayuri on peacock
China
Rubbing of stele of the imperial Daoist monastery (Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshougong), Ink on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Rubbing of stele of the imperial Daoist monastery (Shenxiao Yuqing Wanshougong)
China
stele: 1119; rubbing: 19th century
Ritual vessel (dou), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (dou)
China
1118
Coin inscribed “Chong Ning Tong Bao”, Copper alloy, China
Coin inscribed “Chong Ning Tong Bao”
China
1102–06
Dasheng bell, note nanlü zhongsheng, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Dasheng bell, note nanlü zhongsheng
China
ca. 1105
Dahe bell, note jiazhong, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Dahe bell, note jiazhong
China
ca. 1105, reinscribed ca. 1174
Ritual mountain vessel (shanzun), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual mountain vessel (shanzun)
China
1121
Summer Mountains, Qu Ding Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Summer Mountains
Qu Ding
ca. 1050
Finches and bamboo, Emperor Huizong Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Finches and bamboo
Emperor Huizong
early 12th century
Incense burner, Copper alloy, China
Incense burner
China
12th–13th century
Tripod incense burner, Glazed stoneware (Ru ware), China
On loan to The Met
Tripod incense burner
China
late 11th–early 12th century
Ritual ox tripod (niuding) , Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual ox tripod (niuding)
China
1114
Ritual vessel (fu) lid, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual vessel (fu) lid
China
1314
Ritual vessel (dou) lid, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (dou) lid
China
1306
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
Ritual grain container (fu)
China
1321
Ritual vessel (dou), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (dou)
China
1359
Ritual water vessel (lei), Copper alloy, China
Ritual water vessel (lei)
China
1359
Ritual vessel (dou), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual vessel (dou)
China
1350
Ritual vessel (bian), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual vessel (bian)
China
1483
Ritual grain container (gui), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual grain container (gui)
China
1484
Ritual grain container (fu), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual grain container (fu)
China
1484
Stele for the Confucius Temple, Ink on paper, China
Stele for the Confucius Temple
China
Stele: Song dynasty (960–1279), 960–68; rubbing: 20th century
Tripod incense burner with archaistic patterns, Stoneware with molded decoration under celadon glaze (Yaozhou ware), China
Tripod incense burner with archaistic patterns
China
12th century
Tripod incense burner, Copper alloy, China
Tripod incense burner
China
1486
Altar vase, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Altar vase
China
1496
Altar vase, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Altar vase
China
1494
Five-piece altar set (wugong), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Five-piece altar set (wugong)
China
Ritual wine cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual wine cup (jue)
China
1293
Ritual wine cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
Ritual wine cup (jue)
China
1294
Ritual wine cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual wine cup (jue)
China
1350
Ritual wine cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
Ritual wine cup (jue)
China
1520
Ritual cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual cup (jue)
China
1668
Wine container (hu), Bronze, China
Wine container (hu)
China
ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Vase with archaistic design, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with archaistic design
China
ca. 1173
Antiquities of Xuanhe Hall Illustrated (Xuanhe bogutu), Set of sixteen volumes woodblock print, China
On loan to The Met
Antiquities of Xuanhe Hall Illustrated (Xuanhe bogutu)
China
ca. 1120 (1588 edition)
Ritual object (cong), Jade (nephrite), China
Ritual object (cong)
China
ca. 2400 BCE
Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong , Stoneware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China

Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong

China
13th century
Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong, Copper alloy, China
Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong
China
13th century
Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Quadrangular vase in the shape of a Neolithic cong
China
13th century
Archaistic ritual steamer (yan), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Archaistic ritual steamer (yan)
China
13th century
Tripod vase, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Tripod vase
China
13th century
Vase with wave pattern and animal-head handles, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with wave pattern and animal-head handles
China
14th century
Bottle, Porcelain with ivory glaze (Ding ware), China
Bottle
China
11th–12th century
Vase with archaic-style patterns, Copper alloy, China
Vase with archaic-style patterns
China
13th century
Long neck vase with tubular handles, Copper alloy, China
Long neck vase with tubular handles
China
13th century
Hexagonal vase with cloud-shaped handles, Copper alloy, China
Hexagonal vase with cloud-shaped handles
China
14th century
Hexagonal flower vase with magic fungus handles, Copper alloy, China
Hexagonal flower vase with magic fungus handles
China
14th century
Faceted vase with flowers, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Faceted vase with flowers
China
mid-14th century
Vase with geometric patterns, Copper alloy, China
Vase with geometric patterns
China
14th century
Incense burner with rope-form handles, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Incense burner with rope-form handles
China
ca. 1323
Incense burner with rope-form handles, Stoneware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China
Returned to lender
Incense burner with rope-form handles
China
ca. 1323
Flask with archaistic design, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Flask with archaistic design
China
14th century
Vase with elephant-headed handles, Copper alloy, China
Vase with elephant-headed handles
China
14th–15th century
Vase with dragon handles, Copper alloy, China
Vase with dragon handles
China
14th century
Vase with dragons, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with dragons
China
14th century
Foliated plate with rocks, plants, and melons , Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

Foliated plate with rocks, plants, and melons

China
14th century
Basin with birds in a lotus pond, Copper alloy, China
Basin with birds in a lotus pond
China
14th century
Incense burner in the shape of a lion, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Incense burner in the shape of a lion
China
14th century
Paperweights in the shape of crabs, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Paperweights in the shape of crabs
China
14th century
Brush rest in the shape of twin dragons, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Brush rest in the shape of twin dragons
China
14th century
Portrait of Yuan artist Ni Zan, Qiu Ying Chinese, Handscroll; ink and colors on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Portrait of Yuan artist Ni Zan
Qiu Ying
ca. 1542
Tripod vase, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Tripod vase
China
14th century
Vase with archaistic design, Copper alloy, China
Vase with archaistic design
China
14th century
Vase with archaic-style motifs, Copper alloy, China
Vase with archaic-style motifs
China
14th century
Flower vase with animal-head handles, Copper alloy, China
Flower vase with animal-head handles
China
14th century
Vase in the form of a ritual wine container (fang), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Vase in the form of a ritual wine container (fang)
China
14th century
Tripod incense burner, Copper alloy, China
Tripod incense burner
China
14th century
Tripod incense burner, Copper alloy, China
Tripod incense burner
China
dated 1346
Archaistic vessel with tubular handles, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Archaistic vessel with tubular handles
China
13th–14th century
Ritual wine container (hu), Bronze, China
Ritual wine container (hu)
China
3rd–2nd century BCE
Archaistic jar-form vase, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Archaistic jar-form vase
China
14th century
Returned to lender
Vase with lion-head handles
China
14th century
Returned to lender
Vase with elephant-headed handles
China
14th century
Water dropper in the shape of a mythical beast, Copper alloy, silver inlay, China
Returned to lender
Water dropper in the shape of a mythical beast
China
16th–17th century
Water dropper in the form of a mythical creature, Porcelain with tea-dust glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Water dropper in the form of a mythical creature
China
18th century
Ritual wine cup (jue), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Ritual wine cup (jue)
China
1493
Vase with tubular handles, Stoneware with impressed motifs under celadon glaze (Longquan ware), China
Returned to lender
Vase with tubular handles
China
ca. 1323
Vase with animal-mask handles, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Vase with animal-mask handles
China
ca. 1323
Square vase with archaic-style motifs (fangzun), Copper alloy, China
Square vase with archaic-style motifs (fangzun)
China
14th century
Excerpt from “Song of Leyou Park”, Zhang Jizhi Chinese, Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Excerpt from “Song of Leyou Park”
Zhang Jizhi
13th century
Returned to lender
Mallet vase “shō-kine-no-ore”
China
14th–15th century
Returned to lender
Rock landscape with rectangular planter "Floating Bridge of Dreams" (Yume-no-ukihashi)
China
late 13th–early 14th century
Archaistic vase with square handles, Iron damascened with gold and silver, China
On loan to The Met
Archaistic vase with square handles
China
15th–16th century
Wine container (hu), Bronze, bronze inlay, China
Wine container (hu)
China
5th–4th century BCE
Archaic-style Vase (hu), Copper alloy, gold and silver inlays, China
Archaic-style Vase (hu)
China
15th–16th century
Vessel in the shape of a waterfowl (fuzun), Copper alloy, gold and silver inlay, China
Vessel in the shape of a waterfowl (fuzun)
China
15th–16th century
Incense burner, Copper alloy, silver inlay, Korea
Returned to lender
Incense burner
Korea
13th–14th century
Tripod incense burner, Copper alloy, gold and silver inlay, China
On loan to The Met
Tripod incense burner
China
Incense burner with Persian inscription, Copper alloy, gold inlay, China
On loan to The Met
Incense burner with Persian inscription
China
15th–16th century
Sutra Covers with the Eight Buddhist Treasures , Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay, China

Sutra Covers with the Eight Buddhist Treasures

China
Fire-offering ladle, Iron damascened with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for Chinese market
Fire-offering ladle
Eastern Tibet, Derge, for Chinese market
Fire-offering ladle, Iron damascened with gold and silver, Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Fire-offering ladle
Eastern Tibet, Derge, for China
Tripod incense burner with lid, Cloisonné and champlevé enamel, China
Tripod incense burner with lid
China
early 15th century
Sutra box with dragons amid clouds, Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay, damascened brass lock and key, China
Sutra box with dragons amid clouds
China
Ritual staff, Iron damascened with gold and silver, China
Ritual staff
China
Bodhisattva Manjushri, Gilt copper alloy, China
Bodhisattva Manjushri
China
Avalokiteshvara as Shadakshari Lokeshvara, Silk twill damask, China
Avalokiteshvara as Shadakshari Lokeshvara
China
early 15th century
Seated Buddha, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Seated Buddha
China
Standing Buddha, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Standing Buddha
China
Standing Amitabha Buddha, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Standing Amitabha Buddha
China
1506
Lady reclining over an incense cage, Chen Hongshou Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk, China
On loan to The Met
Lady reclining over an incense cage
Chen Hongshou
mid-17th century
Incense burner in the shape of a goose, Copper alloy, China
Incense burner in the shape of a goose
China
early 15th century
Incense burner in the shape of a goose, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Incense burner in the shape of a goose
China
14th century
Dish with peafowls and peonies, Carved red lacquer, China
Dish with peafowls and peonies
China
early 15th century
Scholars in garden, Unidentified artist, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, China
On loan to The Met
Scholars in garden
Unidentified artist
16th century
Miscellaneous Studies, Chen Hongshou Chinese, Album of twelve paintings; ink on paper, China
Miscellaneous Studies
Chen Hongshou
one leaf dated 1619
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting
China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting
China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting
China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, China
Page from Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting
China
Altar vase (one of a pair), Copper alloy, China
Altar vase (one of a pair)
China
15th century
Altar vase (one of a pair), Copper alloy, China
Altar vase (one of a pair)
China
15th century
Altar vase, Gilt copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Altar vase
China
Incense burner with peacock and peony, Iron damascened with silver, China
Incense burner with peacock and peony
China
15th–16th century
Incense burner with dragon, phoenix, and sea creatures, Copper alloy, China
Incense burner with dragon, phoenix, and sea creatures
China
16th–17th century
Incense burner with fish-shaped handles, Copper alloy, China
Incense burner with fish-shaped handles
China
16th–17th century
Incense burner with animal-mask handles, Copper alloy, splash gilding, China
Incense burner with animal-mask handles
China
17th century
Tripod incense burner, Copper alloy, splash gilding, China
Tripod incense burner
China
17th century
Tripod incense burner, Gilt copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Tripod incense burner
China
Wine container in the form of a goose, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Wine container in the form of a goose
China
13th century
Archaistic vase, Hu Wenming Chinese, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Archaistic vase
Hu Wenming
1599
Incense burner with flowers, Hu Wenming Chinese, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, silver inlay, China
Incense burner with flowers
Hu Wenming
16th–17th century
Incense burner with flowers, Hu Guangyu Chinese, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, silver inlay, China
Returned to lender
Incense burner with flowers
Hu Guangyu
17th century
Incense box, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense box
Hu Wenming
17th century
Bottle for incense tools, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, silver inlay, China
Bottle for incense tools
Hu Wenming
17th century
Incense burner, Hu Wenming Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
Incense burner
Hu Wenming
17th century
Cup in the shape of an ox-head, Shizheng Chinese, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Cup in the shape of an ox-head
Shizheng
16th–17th century
Waterdropper in the shape of a mythical beast, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Waterdropper in the shape of a mythical beast
China
17th century
Lamp in the shape of a chimera, Bronze, China
On loan to The Met
Lamp in the shape of a chimera
China
4th century
Water dropper in the shape of a rhinoceros, Copper alloy, China
Water dropper in the shape of a rhinoceros
China
15th century
Paperweight in the shape of a horse, Copper alloy, splash gilding, China
Paperweight in the shape of a horse
China
late 16th–early 17th century
Weight in the shape of a chimera, Bronze, gilding, gold and turquoise inlays, China
Weight in the shape of a chimera
China
2nd century BCE
Paperweight in the shape of a Qilin, Copper alloy, China
Paperweight in the shape of a Qilin
China
15th–16th century
Table screen with woman playing touhu, Pewter with brass decoration, China
Table screen with woman playing touhu
China
late 17th century
Arrow vase (touhu) with dragons amid clouds, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Arrow vase (touhu) with dragons amid clouds
China
15th to 16th century
Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden, Xie Huan Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, China
Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden
Xie Huan
ca. 1437
Table screen with immortals, Pewter, brass, China
Table screen with immortals
China
17th century
Brush rest in the shape of a mountain, Copper alloy, China
Brush rest in the shape of a mountain
China
1562
Water dropper in the shape of a three-legged toad, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Water dropper in the shape of a three-legged toad
China
14th century
Brush rest in the shape of a dragon, Copper alloy, China
Brush rest in the shape of a dragon
China
14th century
Brush washer with twin dragons, Copper alloy, China
Brush washer with twin dragons
China
14th century
Brush pot in the shape of a tree trunk, Wood, China
On loan to The Met
Brush pot in the shape of a tree trunk
China
ca. 1641
Archaistic incense burner of the Prince Lu (No. 40), Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Archaistic incense burner of the Prince Lu (No. 40)
China
1636
Water container and spoon, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Water container and spoon
China
mid-18th century
Brush rest, Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Brush rest
China
mid-18th century
Inkstone and stand, Gilt bronze, China
On loan to The Met
Inkstone and stand
China
mid-18th century
Brush holder with "Three Friends of the Winter" and poem, Patinated copper alloy, gold inlay, China
On loan to The Met
Brush holder with "Three Friends of the Winter" and poem
China
mid-18th century
Arrow vase (touhu), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Arrow vase (touhu)
China
ca. 1748
Hand warmer, Zhang Mingqi Chinese, Copper alloy, China
Hand warmer
Zhang Mingqi
17th century
Vase, Shisou Chinese, Copper alloy, China
Vase
Shisou
18th–19th century
Bowl with landscape, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Bowl with landscape
China
late 18th–early 19th century
Covered box with three animals crossing a river, Lu Weiliang Chinese, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, China
On loan to The Met
Covered box with three animals crossing a river
Lu Weiliang
17th century
Daoist immortal Laozi, Chen Yanqing Chinese, Gilt copper alloy, China
Daoist immortal Laozi
Chen Yanqing
1438
Laozi riding an ox, Xue Mingyang Chinese, Copper alloy, pigments, China
On loan to The Met
Laozi riding an ox
Xue Mingyang
1569 or 1629
Daoist ritual vessel , Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met

Daoist ritual vessel

China
17th–18th century
Sudhana (Shancai Tongzi), Gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Sudhana (Shancai Tongzi)
China
1641
Daoist ritual cauldron, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Daoist ritual cauldron
China
17th–18th century
Set of scholar's objects, Shisou Chinese, Copper alloy, silver wire inlay, China
On loan to The Met
Set of scholar's objects
Shisou
early 19th century
Incense burner with floral pattern, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, and silvering, China
Incense burner with floral pattern
China
17th–18th century
Mirror stand in the shape of a rabbit, Parcel gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Mirror stand in the shape of a rabbit
China
16th–17th century
Mirror, Copper alloy, China
Mirror
China
12th century
"Double phoenix" lobed box and cover, Soapstone, China
"Double phoenix" lobed box and cover
China
18th century
Archaistic vessel with celestial roosters, Copper alloy, parcel gilding, France
On loan to The Met
Archaistic vessel with celestial roosters
France
late 19th century
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamel (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase with collage of archaistic motifs
China
mid-19th century
Tiered incense burner, Xue Zichen Chinese, Copper-nickel alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Tiered incense burner
Xue Zichen
late 19th–early 20th century
Painting table, Wood (huanghuali, Dalbergia odorifera), China
Painting table
China
late 16th–early 17th century
Wine container in the shape of a leather pouch, Bronze, China
Wine container in the shape of a leather pouch
China
8th century BCE
Pouch-shaped vessel, Copper alloy, gold and silver inlay, China
Pouch-shaped vessel
China
16th–17th century
Tripod cauldron (ding), Bronze, black pigment inlay, China
Tripod cauldron (ding)
China
11th century BCE
Archaistic tripod censer (ding), Parcel-gilt copper alloy, China
Archaistic tripod censer (ding)
China
17th century
Wine beaker (Gu), Bronze, China
Wine beaker (Gu)
China
ca. 13th century BCE
Vase in the shape of an archaic vessel (gu), Copper alloy, China
Vase in the shape of an archaic vessel (gu)
China
18th century
Censer in the form of a mythical beast, Porcelain painted in underglaze blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Censer in the form of a mythical beast
China
early 17th century
Vase with archaistic design, Copper alloy, China
Vase with archaistic design
China
18th–19th century
Ruyi scepter, Hu Wenming Chinese, Copper alloy, silver inlay, parcel gilding, China
On loan to The Met
Ruyi scepter
Hu Wenming
17th century
Octagonal cup with dragon handles, Gilt copper alloy, China
Octagonal cup with dragon handles
China
17th century
Incense Burner, Copper alloy, splash gilding, China
Incense Burner
China
18th century
Vase with mythical creatures, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with mythical creatures
China
18th century
Tripod incense burner, Cloisonné enamel, gilt copper alloy, China
Tripod incense burner
China
Vase in the form of an archaic bronze vessel, Porcelain, relief ornament under light brown glaze, gilt (Jingdezhen ware), China
Vase in the form of an archaic bronze vessel
China
mid-18th century
Archaic-style vase with fish and birds, Jade (nephrite), China
Archaic-style vase with fish and birds
China
Vase with waves, conchs, and birds, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with waves, conchs, and birds
China
Mountain-shaped incense burner, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Mountain-shaped incense burner
China
Vase with double phoenixes, Parcel-gilt copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Vase with double phoenixes
China
Ritual vessel (gui), Porcelain with low-relief decoration under dark blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
Ritual vessel (gui)
China
Ritual vessel (deng), Porcelain with low-relief decoration under yellow glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (deng)
China
Ritual vessel (zun), Porcelain with red glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (zun)
China
Ritual cup (jue), Porcelain with low-relief decoration under light blue glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Ritual cup (jue)
China
Ritual vessel (fu), Porcelain with low-relief decoration under white glaze (Jingdezhen ware), China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (fu)
China
Ritual vessel (shanzun), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (shanzun)
China
Ritual vessel (xizun), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (xizun)
China
Ritual vessel (xiangzun), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (xiangzun)
China
Ritual vessel (xing), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (xing)
China
Ritual vessel (fu), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (fu)
China
Ritual vessel (gui), Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual vessel (gui)
China
Ritual bell, note nanlü, Gilt copper alloy, China
Ritual bell, note nanlü
China
1745
Ritual bell, note jiazhong, Gilt copper alloy, China
Ritual bell, note jiazhong
China
1715
Incense burner, Rootwood, boxwood, and rosewood, China
Incense burner
China
late 18th century
"Jingning" goosefoot lamp, Bronze, China
On loan to The Met
"Jingning" goosefoot lamp
China
33 BCE
"Jianzhao" goosefoot lamp, Bronze, China
On loan to The Met
"Jianzhao" goosefoot lamp
China
36 BCE
Copy of "Jianzhao" goosefoot lamp, Copper alloy, China
On loan to The Met
Copy of "Jianzhao" goosefoot lamp
China
1838
Bronze vessel with flowers, Zhao Zhiqian Chinese, Hanging scroll, ink and colors on paper, China
On loan to The Met
Bronze vessel with flowers
Zhao Zhiqian
Cheng Shouqian
mid-19th century
Ritual bell with archaistic design, note guxi, Gilt copper alloy, China
Ritual bell with archaistic design, note guxi
China
1761
Ritual bell of Zhejian, Bronze, China
On loan to The Met
Ritual bell of Zhejian
China
6th century BCE
Long-neck bottle vase, Copper alloy, China
Returned to lender
Long-neck bottle vase
China
13th century
Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru , Huang Tingjian Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

Huang Tingjian
ca. 1095
Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality, Wang Zhenpeng Chinese, Handscroll; ink on silk, China
Vimalakirti and the Doctrine of Nonduality
Wang Zhenpeng
dated 1308
Crane in a bamboo grove, Unidentified artist Chinese, 14th–early 15th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, China
Crane in a bamboo grove
Unidentified artist
14th–early 15th century