Handled cup S1987.27
Exhibition Type: Chinese Art
Detail, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon
Detail: Kneeling Winged Monster, Freer Gallery of Art, Transfer from the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution F1977.9
Detail, Tea-leaf storage jar named Chigusa; China, probably Guangdong Province; Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, mid-13th–mid-14th century; Stoneware with iron glaze; 41.6 cm (h); FSC-P-6964.1
Sheep and Goat by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) China, Yuan dynasty, early 14th century Handscroll; ink on paper 25.2 x 48.4 cm (10 x 19 in.) Purchase F1931.4 The inscription reads: "I have painted horses before, but have never painted sheep [or goats], so when Zhongxin requested a painting, I playfully drew these for him from life. Though I cannot get close to the ancient masters, I have managed somewhat to capture their essential spirit."
Dish with design of dragons and clouds (detail), China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty, Xuande Reign, 1426–1435, porcelain with cobalt under clear glaze, enamel over glaze, Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Freer Gallery of Art, F1965.4