Traditional Art
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China. Late Neolithic period (c. 2000 B.C.E.).
Blade, n.d.Black nephrite
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan B. Hart
ID Number: SC 1961:92–3
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China. Western Han Period (206 B.C.E.–8 C.E.), 1st century B.C.E.
Incense Burner (Boshanlu type), n.d.Bronze
Promised gift of Dr. Elizabeth E. Force
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China. Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 14th century.
Departure of Lady Wenji from the Nomad Camp, n.d.
Hanging scroll (mounted on panel): ink and color on silk
Purchased with the Drayton Hillyer Fund
ID Number: SC 1949:12–1
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China. Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1662–1722).
Peach Bloom Vase, n.d.
Porcelain with red and pale green glazes
Gift of Arthur Svihla in memory of his wife, Ruth Isobel Dowell, class of 1920
ID Number: SC 1977:1
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Japan. Nambokuchō period, 14th century.
Competition Between Poets of Different Periods—Portraits of the Poets Fujiwara no Kanesuke and Fujiwara no Toshitada, n.d.
Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper
Gift of Philip Hofer in honor of President Jill Ker Conway
ID Number: SC 1983:19
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India. Rajasthan, probably Bikaner. c. late 18th century.
Mistress and Confidante Seated on Carpet in Courtyard,
Opaque water base colors and gold on paper
Bequest of John Kenneth Galbraith
ID Number: SC 2007:4–5
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Tibet (probably Amdo, Eastern Tibet). First half of 19th century.
Shakyamuni and Scenes from His Life,
Tangka painting: mineral pigments on sized cotton (missing the cloth mounts and wooden dowels)
Bequest of Henry L. Seaver
ID Number: SC 1976:54–438
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Katsushika Hokusai. Japanese, 1760–1849
Clear Weather, Southern Breeze (Gaifû Kaisei) from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku Sanjûrokkei), mid 1831Woodcut printed in color on thin cream colored Asian paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker (Margaret Clark Rankin, class of 1908)
ID Number: SC 1968:245
