The Collection at the BMA

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On a red background, abstract figures in white and red stand around an African mask.

Cry Beloved Country

Polychrome cylinder vessel with procession of animals walking on hind legs, including monkey, jaguar, and coatmundi.

Cylinder Vessel

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Large image of Avalokitesvara seated in pose of Royal Ease

Seated Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion

Pack Camel, from a Tomb Figure Procession

Detached album leaf

Kocho (Butterflies), Tale of Genji: Chapter 24

A large tomb tile with pierced impressed cross hatch designs with rows of mounted and standing archers, fish and cranes

Tomb Tile

Female Musician, from a Tomb Figure Procession

Standing image of Buddha, base missing, two long tangs in feet. Back is hollowed with protruding flue(?) or tenon in upper chest. some oxidization

Standing Buddha

Large polychrome jar with openwork bisque fired panels depicting cranes amidst clouds, painted designs in underglaze-blue of winged horse, a ky lan, a tiger-like creature with a Chinese coin, lotus and lotus panels

Large Wide-Mouthed Jar with Pierced Panels of Cranes and Clouds and Painted Peony, Lotus, Qilin and Cloud Motifs in Red, Green and Blue

A double-faced tomb guardian from the State of Chu in southern China, modern Hubei Province

Tomb Guardian

An offering stand made of three pieces of glazed and decorated stoneware luted together to form a whole. The base is pierced with scalloped designs outlined in blue lines and blue floral sprays inside each scallop. A lappet collar surrounds the top. The middle piece is decorated with floral motifs and the upper plate has floral designs and sacred Buddhist symbols. The underside of the plate is also decorated with blue floral designs.

Offering Stand (Qua Bong) with Gold Ingot, Coin, Peony and Ruyi Cloud Motifs

Writing Table with Scholar Walking among Willows Motif