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Image for Compassion, Mercy, and Love: Guanyin and the Virgin Mary
How two independent cultures—feudal Europe and imperial China—depicted divine figures with incredible visual similarities.
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A Sanctuary at the Met

November 21, 2014

By Hannah

Former High School Intern Hannah describes a gallery in the Museum's Asian Art wing that evokes the feeling of a sanctuary.
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Edible Met: Eating Art to Understand

June 9, 2015

By Jimmy Tang and Yuanjin Zhao

Former MediaLab Interns Jimmy Tang and Yuanjing Zhao map out the process of creating Edible MET, a DIY food-grade molding and casting kit that turns 3D-printed objects into edible items.
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Chinese Buddhist Sculpture

September 1, 2010

By Denise Patry Leidy

Works with powerful physiques and thin clothing derive from Indian prototypes, while sculptures that feature thin bodies with thick clothing evince a Chinese idiom.
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Assistant Research Curator Shi-yee Liu outlines the technique and emotional content found in a calligraphy album by Chen Hongshou currently featured in the exhibition Out of Character.
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The Sound of a Royal Qin

November 21, 2016

By Ken Moore

Curator Emeritus Ken Moore traces the development and usage of China's quintessential classical instrument—a type of plucked zither known as the qin.
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Pictures and Words: Book Illustration in Interwar France, Part I

February 18, 2015

By Deborah Vincelli

Electronic Resources and Instructional Services Librarian Deborah Vincelli examines the art of book illustration in interwar France.
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Robert Rauschenberg and The Met's Centennial

April 20, 2022

By Jennifer Farrell

Robert Rauschenberg probed The Met collection to create a striking print in celebration of the Museum's 100th anniversary.
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Senior Manager of Media Lab Don Undeen takes readers on a virtual tour of the fall 2014 Media Lab Expo.
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Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)

Date: 1710–13
Accession Number: 1974.356.319

Image for Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Date: ca. 550–560
Accession Number: 65.29.4

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Zhou Xun (Chinese, 1649–1729)

Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 59.195.2

Image for Bodhisattva (Maitreya) with crossed ankles

Date: ca. 470–80
Accession Number: 22.134

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Accession Number: 28.144

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Accession Number: 28.207

Image for Guanyin

Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 50.145.149

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Accession Number: 58.64.20

Image for Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)

Date: dated 1282
Accession Number: 34.15.1a, b

Image for Bodhisattva Guanyin

Date: 16th century
Accession Number: 12.219.1