Musée Guimet:: China: From Liao to Ming |
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Note that material attributed to the Song and placed on another of our web pages overlaps chronologically with items on this page.
Reference:
Jean-François Jarrige et al. National museum Arts asiatiques - Guimet. Paris: Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2001.
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Funerary ornament. Liao pd., 10th-11th c. CE. Silver wire shroud; pectoral, mask and crown in gilt bronze. H. 1.90 m. (only head and shoulder area shown here). Inv. no.: MA 6248. Jarrige et al., pp. 86, 87. |
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Male funeral mask. Liao pd., 10th-12th c. CE. Silver. Inv. no.: MA 2352. |
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Mirror. Liao pd., 10th-12th c. Bronze with gold and silver decoration. Inv. no.: MG 18514. |
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Seated arhat (=Tamrabhadra, 6th disciple of the Buddha). N. China. Liao pd. (947-1125 CE). Terracotta, enameled with sancai painting. 110 x 91.5 x 86 cm. Inv. no.: MA 6323. Jarrige et al., p. 99; website. |
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Belt cup. Inner Mongolia. Jin or Yuan pd., beg. of 13th c. CE. Gold, engraving. Inv. no.: MA 7075. |
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Plate. Inner Mongolia. Jin or Yuan pd., beg. of 13th c. CE. Gold, engraving. Dia/: 17.5 cm. Inv. no.: MA 7076. Website (scroll down). |
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Cup in shape of half melon, with buddhist invocation. Inner Mongolia. Jin or Yuan pd., ca. 1250 CE. Gold, engraving. Inv. no.: MA 12031. |
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Jewelry. Inner Mongolia. Jin or Yuan pd., 1250 and ca. 1330 CE. Gold; inlay with turquoise. Inv. nos.: MA 12092, 12093a,b. |
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Pitcher. S. China (Jiangxi), Jingdezhen kilns. Yuan pd., ca. 1335. Porcelain. Inv. no.: MA 5657. |
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Seated arhat. Ming pd., 1482 (26th yr. of Chenghua era). Cast iron. Inv. no. MA 5949. |
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Entry of the Emperor Wu of the Liang into the Buddhist community. N. China (Shangxi?). Ming pd., 15th-16th c. CE. Mural painting. Inv. no.: MA 466. |
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Yama, the fifth king of the underworld, in group including the third and sixth kings of the underworld. N. China (Shanxi). Ming pd., 1517 (12th year of the Zhengde era). Cast iron. Inv. nos.: MA 6280, 6281, 6282. |
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Plate. Ming pd., 15th c. CE. Porcelain. Recovered from wreck of junk Lena, end of 15th c., near Island of Busuanga in Philippines. Probably cargo for sultanate in Philippines. Inv. no.: A 6585. |
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Pitcher. Ming pd., Jiajing era (1522-1566). Silver. (The cover is a later addition.) Inv. no.: MA 5972. |
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Pitcher. S. China (Jiangxi), Jingdezhen kilns. Ming pd., Jiajing era. Porcelain with cobalt blue over blue slip. Inv. no.: G 5997. |