
Handle with two heads of ducks
Unrecorded maker
ca. 9th–8th century BCE · Bone
Cleared · Public Domain
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185 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
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Handle with two heads of ducks
Unrecorded maker
ca. 9th–8th century BCE · Bone
Cleared · Public Domain
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Terracotta architectural tile
Unrecorded maker
6th century BCE · Terracotta
Cleared · Public Domain
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Palace banquet
Unidentified artist
1000 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Pavilion of Prince Teng
Tang Di (d. 1365)
dated 1352 · Handscroll; ink on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
liveFloral Textile Fragment
Unrecorded maker
early 17th century · Silk, metal wrapped thread; lampas?
Cleared · Public Domain
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Base for a Water Pipe (Huqqa) with Irises
Unrecorded maker
late 17th century · Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid with brass (bidri ware)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Eaves Decorated with Irises for the Tango Festival
Kikuchi Yōsai (d. 1878)
dated 1867 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Cleared · Public Domain
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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Dragon and Paulownia Leaves With Tendrils (龍と桐唐草図鐔)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1615–1868 · Iron, copper, gold
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (Tantō)
Kage[masa] (d. 1350)
blade, dated 1322; mounting, 19th century · Steel, wood, lacquer, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), silver, gold
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Set of ten writing boxes with seasonal designs
Uematsu Hōbi (d. 1933)
early 20th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold and silver application
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Hat
Schiaparelli (d. 9999)
fall 1939 · silk, straw, horsehair
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Colophons to Two Paintings
Xie Zhiliu (d. 1997)
First colophon datable to 1988 · Two sheets mounted together; ink on decorated letter paper
In copyright
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