Box in the shape of a “Buddha’s hand” citron
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) / Amber / 3″x2 1/2″ / The Met, NY, NY
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) / Amber / 3″x2 1/2″ / The Met, NY, NY
Song Dynasty (960–1279) / Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
72 3/4″x48 3/4″ / National Palace Museum, Taipei
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1280 / Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk / 72”x41” / National Palace Museum, Taiwan
Previous December 18 posts:
December 18~ Animals in Art
Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/18~
13th Century / Ink on Paper / 14 1/4”x15” / Daitokuji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Previous December 8 posts:
December 8~ Animals in Art
Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/8~
1900 / Color woodblock print / Dimensions? / The British Library, London
Previous September 7 posts:
Hispanic Artists~September 7
Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/7~
246 BC-208 BC / Exterior earth pyramid: 154’x 1,690’x 1,591’ / Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang, Xi’an, China
Previous March 29 posts:
March 29~ Women’s History Month in visual arts
Raymond Hood: Born March 29, 1881
Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/29~
No date / Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk / 75 1/5”x66 1/2” / National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Previous February 4 posts:
February 4~ African-American visual artists
Around 850-900 B.C. / Bronze / 10”x6 1/4” / Freer Gallery of Art|Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian, D.C.≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈
1st or 2nd century A.D. / White marble / La Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy, on loan from Pius-Clementine Museum, Vatican Museums