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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing
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One of the greatest works of Chinese art is the blue-green landscape painting titled "A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains" by Wang Ximeng. Wang made the painting in 1113 CE at the age of 18, using azurite and malachite colours. Now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing
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A Tlingit chilkat coat made of mountain goat wool, otter fur, and cedar bark. Ca. 1885 CE, now housed at the Portland Art Museum
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A Tlingit chilkat coat made of mountain goat wool, otter fur, and cedar bark. Ca. 1885 CE, now housed at the Portland Art Museum
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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate
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A Jade handle five-bead massager, mid-Qing Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. The massager head is composed of 5 petal-shaped round beads, which are made of crystals, amethyst and agate
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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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An early 17th century CE Dehua porcelain figure of an immortal with deer and crane. Made by He Chaozong, now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE
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The statue of Fasting Siddhartha, now housed at the Lahore Museum in Pakistan, is the finest specimen of Gandhara Art. Made of Schist, 2nd century BCE
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Two paintings by the Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai, titled "Penis measurements" and "Penis contest". C. 1870-1880 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
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Two paintings by the Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyōsai, titled "Penis measurements" and "Penis contest". C. 1870-1880 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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Woodblock prints depicting tanukis using their large scrotums for fishing in the river , and for weightlifting . From Japan, made by Utagawa Kuniyoshi , now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A blue glaze plate with white dragon pattern, Yuan Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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A blue glaze plate with white dragon pattern, Yuan Dynasty , now housed at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China
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Furniture made during the Liao Dynasty, around 907-1125 CE, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing. Now housed at the Capital Museum in China
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Furniture made during the Liao Dynasty, around 907-1125 CE, excavated from the underground palace in Tian Kai Ta, in Fangshan District of Beijing. Now housed at the Capital Museum in China
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"Fish and octopus " made by the Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū in 1765-1766 CE. Now housed at the Museum of the Imperial Collections in Tokyo
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"Fish and octopus " made by the Japanese painter Itō Jakuchū in 1765-1766 CE. Now housed at the Museum of the Imperial Collections in Tokyo
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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.
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The Lute and White Snake of Benten ; painted by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in 1847 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C.
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An ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel decorated with an inland hunting scene. Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Palace Museum In Beijing, China
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An ancient Chinese bronze ritual vessel decorated with an inland hunting scene. Spring and Autumn period . Now housed at the Palace Museum In Beijing, China
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A 17th century CE frog purse made of fine silk and metal threads, found in the Cheapside Hoard of jewelry and gemstones by London street workers excavating a street in Cheapside in 1912. Now housed at the Museum of London
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A 17th century CE frog purse made of fine silk and metal threads, found in the Cheapside Hoard of jewelry and gemstones by London street workers excavating a street in Cheapside in 1912. Now housed at the Museum of London
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A blue-green faience round cosmetic box with crouching frog on swinging lid. From Egypt, 600–500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A blue-green faience round cosmetic box with crouching frog on swinging lid. From Egypt, 600–500 BCE, now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum
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A Tibetan ritual box made of gilded silver and turquoise, 18th century CE, now housed at the Walters Art Museum
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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas
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A painting by the Japanese artist Ito Jakuchu, depicting two gibbons reaching for the moon. C. 1770 CE, now housed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Texas
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The pink silk and white lace ballgown of the Swedish Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, made in 1865 CE and now housed at the Hallwyl Museum in Sweden
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The pink silk and white lace ballgown of the Swedish Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, made in 1865 CE and now housed at the Hallwyl Museum in Sweden
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An etching made in 1888 by the Belgian painter and printmaker James Ensor , titled: "My Portrait in the Year 1960". Now housed at the Museum of Fine Artsin Ghent in Belgium
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An etching made in 1888 by the Belgian painter and printmaker James Ensor , titled: "My Portrait in the Year 1960". Now housed at the Museum of Fine Artsin Ghent in Belgium
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A pair of shoes and embroidered stockings, c 1890 CE by C. Tischer. The shoes are made of dark blue velvet and are embroidered with gilt plate over paper to create abstract floral designs. Now housed at the FIDM Museum in Los Angeles
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A pair of shoes and embroidered stockings, c 1890 CE by C. Tischer. The shoes are made of dark blue velvet and are embroidered with gilt plate over paper to create abstract floral designs. Now housed at the FIDM Museum in Los Angeles
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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China
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A black satin hat inlaid with kingfisher feathers, worn by the imperial concubines of the Qing dynasty . Now housed at the Shenyang Palace Museum in China
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