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A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, enamels in colors, gilding.

Punch Bowl, c. 1789

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding.

Cider Jug with Lid, c. 1800

Chinese export porcelain

Porcelain oval platter with molded scalloped edge lavishly decorated with white floral pattern with colorful elements. The central scene depicts an elephant with a rider flanked by brightly-colored flowers.

Platter, c. 1760–c. 1800

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, enamels, and gilding.

Sugar Bowl with Cover, 1790–1800

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding.

Punch Bowl, 1790

Chinese export porcelain

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest)

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, inscribed 1793

Han-Chinese

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, enamels and gilding.

Teapot, c. 1790

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of design of figures riding cranes, embroidered on gauze..

Fragment (Touser Bands), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

A work made of gilt copper alloy with traces of orange pigment.

Protector Deity Begtse Chen, 19th century

Tibeto-Chinese

Green glazed vessel decorated with floral adornments, tapered and flared at the neck, with two small cylindrical handles.

Jar with Tubular Handles, Peonies, “Endless Knot,” Pendant Balls, and Pendant Lozenges, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)

Porcelain plate with enamel depiction of coat of arms and scalloped rim with a gold border.

Plate, c. 1750

A work made of hard-paste porcelain, glaze, with enamels in colors, and gilding.

Punch Bowl, c. 1769

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of hard-paste porcelain with enamels and gilding.

Tea Bowl and Saucer, 1790–1800

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in eyelet, feather, knot, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, complementary warp 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts; trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin weaves; lined with silk, plain weave.

Woman's Ao (Short Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve facing: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches (under drawing in black ink or graphite); edging and cloud collar: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; collar: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; ribbons: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave, and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; tapes: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing and silk, plain weave with self-patterning main warp floats; trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Woman's Ao (Short Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

A scene in green, orange, and blue depicts a large robed figure seated prominently in the foreground, a small standing figure beside him, and a tiny, seated, floating figure above him, mountains in the background.

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Vajriputra, One of the Sixteen Great Arhats, late 17th/early 18th century

Tibeto-Chinese

Black bowl with a narrow red base and embossed elements in red, including a floral border at top and bottom and Chinese characters in the middle.

Lacquer Tea Bowl 乾隆禦制雕漆盞, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign mark and period (1736–1795)

A work made of each having one figure, also birds designs, black and white border, embroidered on gauze..

Trouser Band, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk and silk, laid work and couching; collar tape, closures, and lining: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal button.

Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet, 1788/90

Kitagawa Utamaro