EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...
EditorialCranes and Serpents, 475-221 BC. China, reportedly from Hunan province, Changsha, Warring States period (475-221 BC), State of Chu (c. 1046-223 BC). Lacquered wood with polychromy; overall: 132.1 x 124.5 cm (52 x 49 in.).
EditorialMirror with 'Shan' (Mountain) Pattern, 3rd century B.C.. China, probably State of Chu, possibly Hunan province, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC). Bronze; diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.).
EditorialPillow: Wazhaping ware, 906-960. China, Hunan province, Changsha, Five dynasties (907-960). Glazed stoneware; overall: 8.6 x 12.4 x 18.4 cm (3 3/8 x 4 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.).
EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...
EditorialBowl with bird, Tang dynasty (618?907), 9th century, China, Stoneware painted with green and brown under glaze (Changsha ware), Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics, Made in large quantities in Hunan Province in southwest China, small bowls such as this w...
EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...