Asian Art

The Wing of Asian Art includes 5,000 years of asian culture, traditions and art. The multitude of artwork includes decorative arts, textiles and sculptures, each made their own unique stylized technique sharing a story anywhere from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century. 

Kinrande

Kinrande is inspired by a Ming-era cobalt blue and gold pot in the Met’s collection. Available as pillows, throws, and duvets, the gold and bronze motif is embroidered onto a marine blue linen/cotton ground.

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    Bowl with Stylized Leaves
    Chinese, Ming dynasty
    Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze in interior and blue glaze and gold on exterior (Jingdezhen ware); English gilt silver mount, ca. 1590–1610; second half of the 16th century
    Purchase by subscription, 1879 79.2.1122

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Lantern

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    Man and Girl. Kitagawa Kikumaro
    Edo period (1615–1868). Japan.
    Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
    Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. JP1692

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    Lantern Duvet
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    Lantern Sham
    $388.00
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    Kinryūsan Temple at Asakusa
    Utagawa Hiroshige. 1856. Japan
    Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
    Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936. JP1692

Sashiko

Inspired by a Meiji-era Kimono, our Sashiko duvet set distills the motifs of the kimono into a 100% cotton jacquard. Garment washed for softness.

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    Sashiko Kimono
    Japanese, Meiji period
    Indigo-dyed plain-weave cotton, quilted and embroidered with white cotton thread; mid-19th century
    Purchase, Mrs. Jackson Burke Gift, 1979 1979.409

Sashiko Hishi-Moyo

Inspired by a Meiji-era Kimono, our Sashiko Hishi-Moyo designs closely reinterpret a Meiji-era Kimono in black and white. Hishi-moyo denotes a sashiko technique forming a diamond pattern.

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    Sashiko Kimono
    Japanese, Meiji period
    Indigo-dyed plain-weave cotton, quilted and embroidered with white cotton thread; mid-19th century
    Purchase, Mrs. Jackson Burke Gift, 1979 1979.409

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Inro

Inspired by an Edo-period basket, this embroidery features amber and taupe threads on a black linen cotton ground.

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    Basketry Inrō
    Japanese, Edo period
    Single case; plaited bamboo and rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: masks; wood Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead; 17th century
    Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891 91.1.2113

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Kosode

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    Robe (Kosode) with Fishing Net and Characters.
    Japan. Edo period (1615–1868) probably ca. 1660s.
    Silk and metallic thread embroidery, tied resist dyeing on satin damask.
    Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation and Parnassus Foundation/Jane and Raphael Bernstein Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2011. 2011.155

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Lover's Kimono

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    Kimono
    Japanese ca. 1875
    Linen
    Gift of the Estate of Ume Inoue c/o Amiko Kujiraoka, Executive Director Amiko Fashions, 1977. 1977.359a, b

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Artemis

Inspired by a Tang Dynasty dish, this embroidery employs floral motifs in a arcing repeat.

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    Dish in the shape of a leaf
    Tang dynasty (618–907) late 7th–early 8th century. China
    Silver with parcel gilding
    Purchase, Arthur M. Sackler Gift, 1974. 1974.268.11

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Dragon

This lush velvet robe exemplifies the decorative transition between the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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    Velvet Textile for a Dragon Robe
    Qing dynasty (1644–1911) 17th century. China
    Silk velvet with weft patterning in silk, metallic thread, and feather thread.
    Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 1987. 1987.147

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Lucky Clouds, Ritual & Sutra Designs

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    Rank badge with a crane
    Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), late 19th century, Korea
    Silk, metallic thread
    Seymour Fund, 1953. 53.60.19

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    Ritual Pillow
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    Wine container (hu)
    Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE), 5th–4th century BCE, China.
    Bronze, bronze inlay.
    Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2021. 2021.259

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    Sutra Cover with Wavelike Clouds and Auspicious Symbols
    Ming dynasty (1368–1644), 16th century, China.
    Silk and metallic thread.
    Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011. 2011.221.28

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