Chiang family - Pillow - Walters 492384
Chiang Family (Chinese). 'Pillow,' 13th-14th century. stoneware with glaze and underglaze iron. Walters Art Museum (49.2384): Museum purchase, 1950.
Chinese - Architectural Panels with Scenes from a Bodhisattva Legend -...
These panels, carved in low relief, must have originally adorned a Buddhist structure, perhaps a pagoda somewhere in northernmost China. The Walters owns fifteen panels; there are likely to have been many more... More
Chinese - Bowl - Walters 491718 - Interior
A flaring bowl with notched rim. A lotus spray fills the inside walls of the bowl in seeming organic harmony with its shape.
Chinese - Brushwasher in the Form of a Leaf - Walters 491212 - Side A
Brush-washers for removing excess ink are essential tools in the traditional art of Chinese calligraphy and painting. These functional objects were often made into beautiful works of art through exquisite desig... More
Chinese - Brushwasher in the Form of a Leaf - Walters 491212 - Side B
Brush-washers for removing excess ink are essential tools in the traditional art of Chinese calligraphy and painting. These functional objects were often made into beautiful works of art through exquisite desig... More
Chinese - Brushwasher in the Form of a Leaf - Walters 491212 - Three Q...
Brush-washers for removing excess ink are essential tools in the traditional art of Chinese calligraphy and painting. These functional objects were often made into beautiful works of art through exquisite desig... More
Chinese - Camel - Walters 492383 - Profile
This double-humped camel with tiger-faced saddlebag raises its head and bares its teeth. Its maker modeled the figure, allowed it to dry, then covered it with a thin coat of white clay (slip) before applying le... More
Chinese - Central Asian Groom - Walters 492331
Anonymous (Chinese). 'Central Asian Groom,' 7th-8th century. earthenware with paint. Walters Art Museum (49.2331): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Chinese - Dragon - Walters 492425 - Profile
Placed in a tomb, a dragon provided a means to get to heaven. But ceramic dragons were also modeled in times of drought: "When the dragon appears, then wind and rain arise to escort him."
Chinese - Lion Pedestal with Attendant - Walters 49221
Mahayana or "Great Vehicle" Buddhists believe that the historical Buddha Sakyamuni preached the texts called Mahayana sutras, but that these texts were hidden away for several centuries. The Bodhisattva Mañjus... More
Chinese - One of a Pair of Standing Officials - Walters 492387 - Three...
Mold-made with traces of polychromy. Public domain photograph of Asian sculpture, Buddhist art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Chinese - One of a Pair of Standing Officials - Walters 492388 - Detai...
Anonymous (Chinese). 'One of a Pair of Standing Officials,' ca. 7th-8th century. earthenware with glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2388): Gift of Mrs. David Bruce, 1956.
Chinese - One of a Pair of Standing Officials - Walters 492388 - Three...
Anonymous (Chinese). 'One of a Pair of Standing Officials,' ca. 7th-8th century. earthenware with glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2388): Gift of Mrs. David Bruce, 1956.
Chinese - One of a Pair of Standing Officials - Walters 492388 - Three...
Anonymous (Chinese). 'One of a Pair of Standing Officials,' ca. 7th-8th century. earthenware with glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2388): Gift of Mrs. David Bruce, 1956.
Chinese - One of a Pair of Standing Officials - Walters 492388
Anonymous (Chinese). 'One of a Pair of Standing Officials,' ca. 7th-8th century. earthenware with glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2388): Gift of Mrs. David Bruce, 1956.
Chinese - Ovoid Vase with Chün-Type Glaze - Walters 492060
Anonymous (Chinese). 'Ovoid Vase with Ch�n-Type Glaze,' 1722-1735. porcelain with copper oxide glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2060): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Chinese - Ovoid Vase with Chün-Type Glaze - Walters 492061
Anonymous (Chinese). 'Ovoid Vase with Ch�n-Type Glaze,' 1722-1735. porcelain with copper oxide glaze. Walters Art Museum (49.2061): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Chinese - Pair of Architectural Terminals - Walters 492378, 492379 - P...
These architechtural features are in the form of dragons, they would most likely have served as beam-ends for the roof of a temple.
Chinese - Pair of Architectural Terminals - Walters 492378, 492379 - T...
These architechtural features are in the form of dragons, they would most likely have served as beam-ends for the roof of a temple.
Chinese - Pair of Sculptures - Women on Horseback - Walters 492329
Tomb sculptures of female figures are quite common. Some are engaged in domestic activities, others appear as entertainers, athletes, or even Chinese polo players.
Chinese - Spittoon - Walters 491585 - Profile
Wares of this sort were made for use by the last Northern Song [Sung] emperor (who reigned from 1101 until 1125), but some authorities believe that this vessel and others like it (in the National Palace Museum,... More
Chinese - Standing Woman - Walters 492332
Anonymous (Chinese). 'Standing Woman,' 618-906. earthenware with paint. Walters Art Museum (49.2332): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Chinese - Storage Jar - Walters 492392
Anonymous (Chinese). 'Storage Jar,' ca. 2000 BC. earthenware with paint. Walters Art Museum (49.2392): Museum purchase, 1958.
Chinese - Teapot in the Form of Two Peaches - Walters 491045
This teapot is an example of Yixing [I-hsing] ware and is glazed with a blue-brown transmutation. Peaches of immortality, which ripen only once in a thousand years, grow in the garden of the queen mother of the... More
French - Celadon Lamp - Walters 491508 - View A
This porcelain lamp is from the Long Quan [Lung-ch'üan] celadon kilns.
French - Celadon Lamp - Walters 491508 - View B
This porcelain lamp is from the Long Quan [Lung-ch'üan] celadon kilns.