Browse Items (40 total)

One bronze portrait of Rewi Alley.

Two unglazed burnished earthenware figurines in the form of robed and hooded dancers. One figurine is presented with both arms extended and other with its left arm raised and right arm held behind its back. Robed bodies of both figurines are painted…

One yellow-brown carved stone squatting figure on a small base. Exhibits prominent eyes and ears and a dangling beard. Hole drilled into base between figure's legs.

One yellow-white jade ornament in the form of a robed male figure seated in the lotus position. Figure is depicted parting its abdomen to reveal a small homunculus.

One gilded bronze figurine of a Buddha seated on a lotus throne. Gilding is flaking off in many places.

One miniature gilded wooden shrine in the form of a roofed rectangular box mounted on a double pedestal. Box has two doors that open to reveal a brass Buddha figurine with an elaborate headdress mounted on a pedestal. Box shrine is painted dark blue…

One small cream-brown carved stone head. Exhibits longitudinal piercing threaded through with blue cord.

One white carved stone head of Guanyin broken off at the neck from a larger sculpture. Lower left side of its face is marked with dark grey speckling. Figure wears an elaborate hairstyle bound into a knot above its brow. Facial features comprise…

One speckled grey-green carved stone sculpture comprising a head and neck broken off a larger figure. Face exhibits a small nose and mouth but has no eyes. Horizontal incision on brow creates the impression of a hairline. Top and rear of head…

One gilded bronze Buddha figurine. Obverse and reverse exhibit green patina with metallic red and brown flecks. Figure is moulded in high relief and posed standing against the shape of a stylised bodhi tree. Obverse of bodhi tree presents linear…

One yellow-brown carved ivory figure in the form of a robed bearded man bearing two large gourds or globular bundles and an upside-down bat on the top of his head. Head and facial hair tinted with dark pigment. One of the bat's wings appears to have…

One carved and gilded wood sculpture of a warrior figure standing on a red-painted shallow rounded rectangular base. Figure is dressed in armour with a sword scabbard on its left hip. On its right side it bears an elongated object in both arms.

One copper-red lacquered wood sculpture of a man standing on a green-coloured wooden base chipped at the front. Figure is dressed in long flowing robes. Left hand is missing.

One cream and light-tan carved stone head broken off a larger sculpture at the neck. Depicted adorned with an elaborate headdress. A hole in the back of the head suggests that there are missing attachments.

One yellow-brown carved stone pendant in the form of a crouching animal. Darker brown vein. Small hole piercing side of snout.

One yellow-brown carved stone pendant in the form of the horned head of a ram. Incised details of eyes and snout. A small hole longitudinally pierces the sculpture from its mouth to the back of its head.

One glazed pale green ceramic cuboid seal. Upper end embellished with recumbent lion. Lower face presents inscription 一片冰心 (yi pian bing xin or 'the heart of jade').

One glazed ceramic figurine depicted seated with its left hand holding an open book. The figure's left hand rests on its right hand which in turn rests on its right raised knee. Figure's head and body is glazed tan brown with hair detailed in white.…

One glazed ceramic figurine depicted seated with its left hand holding an open book. The figure's left hand rests on its right hand which in turn rests on its right raised knee. Figure's head and body is glazed light brown with hair detailed in…

One unglazed tan-brown figure in the form of a camel. Camel is depicted with head erect bearing ingots of iron and bales of silk. Figure exhibits moulded and incised details and traces of red pigment.

One ovoid unglazed red and black burnished earthenware figure in the form of a masked head.

One unglazed earthenware figurine of a horse and rider mounted on a rectangular base. Painted black and red. In several areas pigment is flaking off to reveal yellow-brown fired clay beneath.

One sancai ware figure depicted with the body of a squatting animal and a more anthropomorphic head adorned with large flaring ears and a crown that tapers into an elongated point. Figure's body is glazed brown and green whilst its head is unglazed…

One yellow-brown carved wood figurine of a warrior standing on a shallow red-painted base. Figure brandishes a short upright sword in its right hand and in its left hand holds close to its body a shield fashioned in the form of a human face.…

One carved wood figure posed standing on a shallow base. Figure is depicted wearing elaborate dress and is painted red green blue and gold. Right arm is missing.

One carved wood figure depicted standing with its right hand clutching the remains of a staff. Figure exhibits remnants of red yellow and green pigmentation. Left arm and most of the lower limbs are missing.

One relief carved wood sculpture in the form of a figure on horseback. Exhibits remnants of red yellow and green pigmentation. Horse's tail and arms of rider are missing.

One small glazed yellow-brown ceramic figurine of a standing animal.

One small glazed dark brown ceramic figurine of a standing animal. Hole through nose.

One small glazed white and brown ceramic figurine of a standing animal with a raised head.

One small glazed yellow-brown ceramic figurine of a standing animal with a raised head.

One small glazed light tan and white ceramic figurine of a standing animal with a raised head.

One small glazed red-brown and tan ceramic figurine of a standing animal with a raised head.

One bronze figurine of the Sino-Tibetan deity figure Dam Can. Outstretched hands are represented performing simhamukha or 'lion face' mudra. Dam Can depicted riding a buffalo upon a base that exhibits stylised wave patterns. Figurine exhibits remains…

One light tan carved stone animal depicted crouching on a shallow base with its head and snout extended. Object is quite worn.

One light tan ceramic figure depicted standing with its legs together and its arms clasped together across its chest. The figure presents a full head of curly hair or perhaps a close-fitting headdress and is dressed in a tunic and pants. The figure…

One large glazed sancai ware figure of a saddled and bridled horse standing on a shallow rectangular unglazed base. Dominant glaze colours are brown white and ochre-green.

One standalone copper-bronze moulded relief sculpture in the form of a standing figure. Figure's raised upper left limb takes the form of a leg and foot.

One gilded bronze figurine in the form of a Bodhisattva seated on a lotus throne. Gilding is flaking off in many places. Figure's head and body exhibit remains of blue and red pigmentation. Contains rolls of inscribed cloth.

One carved wood sculpture of an enthroned male figure. Depicted wearing a blue-painted hat and bearing a tasseled sceptre in his right hand. The figure's face and robes are painted in gold pigment. String is attached to the figure's head to emulate a…