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A work made of oil on canvas.

Flowers and Fruit in a Chinese Bowl, c. 1645

Juan de Zurbarán

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 silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; pieced; painted details; edged with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Jiasha (Mantle), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1700/50

Han-Chinese

Porcelain tea bowl and a plate with an enamel pattern depicting a white unicorn and a blue bull flanking coat of arms and standing on a ribbon with a "FOY POUR DEVOIR" motto.

Tea Bowl, c. 1750

Porcelain plate with polychrome enamel decorations of foods and flowers, hunting and fishing scenes, embraced by Saldanha de Albuquerque arms and swag.

Plate, 1760/70

A work made of limestone with traces of polychromy.

Buddha, Tang dynasty (A.D. 618–907), c. 725/50

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 3:1 's' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave.

Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1801/50

Han-Chinese

A work made of gray opaque glass with ivory lid.

Melon-Shaped Water Pot, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century

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, single satin, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in herringbone, knot, single satin, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp floats; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave.

Woman's Ao (Short Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1800/50

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered in knot, satin, and stem stitches; sleeve bands: silk, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of 1:1 gauze crossings; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and split stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts bound by secondary binding warps and self-patterned by ground weft floats; ribbon: silk and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; trim, closures, and ties: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 3:1 twill damask weave; sleeve inner lining: cotton, plain weave.

Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1820/40

Han-Chinese

A work made of silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with warp-float faced 4:1 and 7:1 satin weaves; waist band.

Woman's Qun (Skirt), 1880/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Han-Chinese

A work made of geometric and floral pattern embroidered on gauze..

Panel (Furnishing Fabric), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Han-Chinese

A bell with two convex sides of nearly rectangular shape and an opening at top rests on a slim cylindrical base. It boasts a green patina and is decorated with a geometric pattern and spikes. A small portion is missing at upper right.

Bell (nao), Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 B.C.)

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

Sugar Bowl with Cover, c. 1800; gilding possibly added in Europe, c. 1820

Chinese export porcelain

A work made of color lithograph from six aluminum plates on white wove paper.

Chinese Opal, 1970

Sam Francis

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

Two Sauceboats and Two Covered Tureens from the "Washington Memorial Service", c. 1800

Chinese export porcelain

Porcelain plate with a blue and green leaf pattern and golden band around the rim. The central decoration depicts a male dressed-up figure in a dancing pose on a tiled floor below a beamed ceiling amidst a two-line Dutch inscription "Weg Gekke Cctionisten".

Plate, c. 1721/25

A work made of woodblock print; oban benizuri-e with embossing.

Boys Masquerading as Chinese, c. 1748

Okumura Masanobu

A work made of silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave.

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1775/1850

Han-Chinese

A work made of porcelain, glaze, enamels, and gilding.

Covered Tureen and Platter, 1800–15

Chinese export porcelain