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durom.1961.10 | 1961.10-d4.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1961 | Large porcelain punch bowl, decorated with overglaze enamel colours Wucai (five-colours) style, export ware. Inside, a border of trellis pattern under the rim; centre of well, a Chinese Rose. Exterior, a garden scene with two goats, a pine tree and a spray of Chinese Rose. Part of the glaze is torn off and the colour of paste is dull. | punch bowls | 五彩富贵吉祥纹碗 | 121porcelain
| Qing | Jingdezhen |
|
durom.1961.10 | 1961.10-d4.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1961 | Large porcelain punch bowl, decorated with overglaze enamel colours Wucai (five-colours) style, export ware. Inside, a border of trellis pattern under the rim; centre of well, a Chinese Rose. Exterior, a garden scene with two goats, a pine tree and a spray of Chinese Rose. Part of the glaze is torn off and the colour of paste is dull. | punch bowls | 五彩富贵吉祥纹碗 | 121porcelain
| Qing | Jingdezhen |
|
durom.1961.10 | 1961.10-d4.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1961 | Large porcelain punch bowl, decorated with overglaze enamel colours Wucai (five-colours) style, export ware. Inside, a border of trellis pattern under the rim; centre of well, a Chinese Rose. Exterior, a garden scene with two goats, a pine tree and a spray of Chinese Rose. Part of the glaze is torn off and the colour of paste is dull. | punch bowls | 五彩富贵吉祥纹碗 | 121porcelain
| Qing | Jingdezhen |
|
durom.1961.10 | 1961.10-d4.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1961 | Large porcelain punch bowl, decorated with overglaze enamel colours Wucai (five-colours) style, export ware. Inside, a border of trellis pattern under the rim; centre of well, a Chinese Rose. Exterior, a garden scene with two goats, a pine tree and a spray of Chinese Rose. Part of the glaze is torn off and the colour of paste is dull. | punch bowls | 五彩富贵吉祥纹碗 | 121porcelain
| Qing | Jingdezhen |
|
durom.1961.10 | 1961.10-d4.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1961 | Large porcelain punch bowl, decorated with overglaze enamel colours Wucai (five-colours) style, export ware. Inside, a border of trellis pattern under the rim; centre of well, a Chinese Rose. Exterior, a garden scene with two goats, a pine tree and a spray of Chinese Rose. Part of the glaze is torn off and the colour of paste is dull. | punch bowls | 五彩富贵吉祥纹碗 | 121porcelain
| Qing | Jingdezhen |
|
durom.2001.9 | 2001.9 d8.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2001 | Chinese tangram puzzle and box of ivory. 7 pieces counted in puzzle plus box and lid | tangrams | null | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
|
durom.2001.9 | 2001.9 d8.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2001 | Chinese tangram puzzle and box of ivory. 7 pieces counted in puzzle plus box and lid | tangrams | null | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
|
durom.2001.9 | 2001.9 d8.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2001 | Chinese tangram puzzle and box of ivory. 7 pieces counted in puzzle plus box and lid | tangrams | null | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
|
durom.2001.9 | 2001.9 d8.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2001 | Chinese tangram puzzle and box of ivory. 7 pieces counted in puzzle plus box and lid | tangrams | null | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
|
durom.2001.9 | 2001.9 d8.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2001 | Chinese tangram puzzle and box of ivory. 7 pieces counted in puzzle plus box and lid | tangrams | null | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
|
durom.1992.164 | 1992.164 rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1992 | figure of a kneeling animal, Ordos type. | figures | null | 44bronze
| Han dynasty | China |
|
durom.1992.164 | 1992.164 rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1992 | figure of a kneeling animal, Ordos type. | figures | null | 44bronze
| Han dynasty | China |
|
durom.1992.164 | 1992.164 rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1992 | figure of a kneeling animal, Ordos type. | figures | null | 44bronze
| Han dynasty | China |
|
durom.1992.164 | 1992.164 rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1992 | figure of a kneeling animal, Ordos type. | figures | null | 44bronze
| Han dynasty | China |
|
durom.1992.164 | 1992.164 rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1992 | figure of a kneeling animal, Ordos type. | figures | null | 44bronze
| Han dynasty | China |
|
durom.1965.32 | 1965.32 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1965 | Repousse brass talisman box, card-case shaped. Inscribed with 10 Indian letters which formed a spell. Protection symbol. Once worked as a hinged object, but the hinge is now broken | Box | null | 42brass
| Qing | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
|
durom.1965.32 | 1965.32 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1965 | Repousse brass talisman box, card-case shaped. Inscribed with 10 Indian letters which formed a spell. Protection symbol. Once worked as a hinged object, but the hinge is now broken | Box | null | 42brass
| Qing | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
|
durom.1965.32 | 1965.32 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1965 | Repousse brass talisman box, card-case shaped. Inscribed with 10 Indian letters which formed a spell. Protection symbol. Once worked as a hinged object, but the hinge is now broken | Box | null | 42brass
| Qing | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
|
durom.1965.32 | 1965.32 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1965 | Repousse brass talisman box, card-case shaped. Inscribed with 10 Indian letters which formed a spell. Protection symbol. Once worked as a hinged object, but the hinge is now broken | Box | null | 42brass
| Qing | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
|
durom.1965.32 | 1965.32 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1965 | Repousse brass talisman box, card-case shaped. Inscribed with 10 Indian letters which formed a spell. Protection symbol. Once worked as a hinged object, but the hinge is now broken | Box | null | 42brass
| Qing | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) |
|
durom.1976.289 | 1976.289-tt.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Sivler bracelet with 6 links of carved peach stone gilt with silver, each decorated with figures doing different activities under the same garden scene; the stones are linked with alternating silver buckles with openwork floral decoration. | bracelets | 桃木雕人物故事图银手链 | 138silver
| Qing | China |
|
durom.1976.289 | 1976.289-tt.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Sivler bracelet with 6 links of carved peach stone gilt with silver, each decorated with figures doing different activities under the same garden scene; the stones are linked with alternating silver buckles with openwork floral decoration. | bracelets | 桃木雕人物故事图银手链 | 138silver
| Qing | China |
|
durom.1976.289 | 1976.289-tt.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Sivler bracelet with 6 links of carved peach stone gilt with silver, each decorated with figures doing different activities under the same garden scene; the stones are linked with alternating silver buckles with openwork floral decoration. | bracelets | 桃木雕人物故事图银手链 | 138silver
| Qing | China |
|
durom.1976.289 | 1976.289-tt.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Sivler bracelet with 6 links of carved peach stone gilt with silver, each decorated with figures doing different activities under the same garden scene; the stones are linked with alternating silver buckles with openwork floral decoration. | bracelets | 桃木雕人物故事图银手链 | 138silver
| Qing | China |
|
durom.1976.289 | 1976.289-tt.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Sivler bracelet with 6 links of carved peach stone gilt with silver, each decorated with figures doing different activities under the same garden scene; the stones are linked with alternating silver buckles with openwork floral decoration. | bracelets | 桃木雕人物故事图银手链 | 138silver
| Qing | China |
|
durom.2013.347.1 | 2013.347.1 d2.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2013 | One of a set of seven white ceramic ritual vessels making up a Shinto altar set. The piece is a jar for holding water called a Suigyoku. It is round with no neck or rim and has a conical lid with round concentric circles running up it which sits on the jar with a small lip to hold it in place. | altar components | suigyoku | 53ceramic
| Heisei Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2013.347.1 | 2013.347.1 d2.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2013 | One of a set of seven white ceramic ritual vessels making up a Shinto altar set. The piece is a jar for holding water called a Suigyoku. It is round with no neck or rim and has a conical lid with round concentric circles running up it which sits on the jar with a small lip to hold it in place. | altar components | suigyoku | 53ceramic
| Heisei Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2013.347.1 | 2013.347.1 d2.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2013 | One of a set of seven white ceramic ritual vessels making up a Shinto altar set. The piece is a jar for holding water called a Suigyoku. It is round with no neck or rim and has a conical lid with round concentric circles running up it which sits on the jar with a small lip to hold it in place. | altar components | suigyoku | 53ceramic
| Heisei Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2013.347.1 | 2013.347.1 d2.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2013 | One of a set of seven white ceramic ritual vessels making up a Shinto altar set. The piece is a jar for holding water called a Suigyoku. It is round with no neck or rim and has a conical lid with round concentric circles running up it which sits on the jar with a small lip to hold it in place. | altar components | suigyoku | 53ceramic
| Heisei Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2013.347.1 | 2013.347.1 d2.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2013 | One of a set of seven white ceramic ritual vessels making up a Shinto altar set. The piece is a jar for holding water called a Suigyoku. It is round with no neck or rim and has a conical lid with round concentric circles running up it which sits on the jar with a small lip to hold it in place. | altar components | suigyoku | 53ceramic
| Heisei Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1968.96 | 1968.96-uu.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1968 | Porcelain sake bottle with underglaze lotus leaf-green decoration. | bottles | null | 121porcelain
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1968.96 | 1968.96-uu.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1968 | Porcelain sake bottle with underglaze lotus leaf-green decoration. | bottles | null | 121porcelain
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1968.96 | 1968.96-uu.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1968 | Porcelain sake bottle with underglaze lotus leaf-green decoration. | bottles | null | 121porcelain
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1968.96 | 1968.96-uu.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1968 | Porcelain sake bottle with underglaze lotus leaf-green decoration. | bottles | null | 121porcelain
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1968.96 | 1968.96-uu.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1968 | Porcelain sake bottle with underglaze lotus leaf-green decoration. | bottles | null | 121porcelain
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1983.21 | durom.1983.21-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1983 | Persian calligraphic bowl, enamel with 'Minai' work. Rounded sides decorated in red, green and blue on white ground, with two opposed equestrian figures separated by a tree with birds at the base and a Kufic inscription round the rim inside. It has calligraphic decoration on the outside as well. | bowls | null | 53ceramic
| Seljuq-Ilkhan Dynasty | Iran |
|
durom.1983.21 | durom.1983.21-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1983 | Persian calligraphic bowl, enamel with 'Minai' work. Rounded sides decorated in red, green and blue on white ground, with two opposed equestrian figures separated by a tree with birds at the base and a Kufic inscription round the rim inside. It has calligraphic decoration on the outside as well. | bowls | null | 53ceramic
| Seljuq-Ilkhan Dynasty | Iran |
|
durom.1983.21 | durom.1983.21-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1983 | Persian calligraphic bowl, enamel with 'Minai' work. Rounded sides decorated in red, green and blue on white ground, with two opposed equestrian figures separated by a tree with birds at the base and a Kufic inscription round the rim inside. It has calligraphic decoration on the outside as well. | bowls | null | 53ceramic
| Seljuq-Ilkhan Dynasty | Iran |
|
durom.1983.21 | durom.1983.21-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1983 | Persian calligraphic bowl, enamel with 'Minai' work. Rounded sides decorated in red, green and blue on white ground, with two opposed equestrian figures separated by a tree with birds at the base and a Kufic inscription round the rim inside. It has calligraphic decoration on the outside as well. | bowls | null | 53ceramic
| Seljuq-Ilkhan Dynasty | Iran |
|
durom.1983.21 | durom.1983.21-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1983 | Persian calligraphic bowl, enamel with 'Minai' work. Rounded sides decorated in red, green and blue on white ground, with two opposed equestrian figures separated by a tree with birds at the base and a Kufic inscription round the rim inside. It has calligraphic decoration on the outside as well. | bowls | null | 53ceramic
| Seljuq-Ilkhan Dynasty | Iran |
|
durom.1973.47 | 1973.47.60.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1973 | Bound volume of photographs of Japan, cover page and first page missing. Black and white photographs on numbered pages interleaved with pages with Japanese characters in red. | photograph albums | null | 109paper
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1973.47 | 1973.47.60.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1973 | Bound volume of photographs of Japan, cover page and first page missing. Black and white photographs on numbered pages interleaved with pages with Japanese characters in red. | photograph albums | null | 109paper
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1973.47 | 1973.47.60.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1973 | Bound volume of photographs of Japan, cover page and first page missing. Black and white photographs on numbered pages interleaved with pages with Japanese characters in red. | photograph albums | null | 109paper
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1973.47 | 1973.47.60.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1973 | Bound volume of photographs of Japan, cover page and first page missing. Black and white photographs on numbered pages interleaved with pages with Japanese characters in red. | photograph albums | null | 109paper
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1973.47 | 1973.47.60.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1973 | Bound volume of photographs of Japan, cover page and first page missing. Black and white photographs on numbered pages interleaved with pages with Japanese characters in red. | photograph albums | null | 109paper
| Edo Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1964.553 | 1964.553-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/egyptian/1964 | Red ware round bottomed bottle with narrow neck. Incised horizontal lines above waist and around neck. Neck painted white; black and yellow/pink 'splash' decoration below neck | bottles | bottle | 122pottery
| X-Group | Egypt |
|
durom.1964.553 | 1964.553-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/egyptian/1964 | Red ware round bottomed bottle with narrow neck. Incised horizontal lines above waist and around neck. Neck painted white; black and yellow/pink 'splash' decoration below neck | bottles | bottle | 122pottery
| X-Group | Egypt |
|
durom.1964.553 | 1964.553-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/egyptian/1964 | Red ware round bottomed bottle with narrow neck. Incised horizontal lines above waist and around neck. Neck painted white; black and yellow/pink 'splash' decoration below neck | bottles | bottle | 122pottery
| X-Group | Egypt |
|
durom.1964.553 | 1964.553-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/egyptian/1964 | Red ware round bottomed bottle with narrow neck. Incised horizontal lines above waist and around neck. Neck painted white; black and yellow/pink 'splash' decoration below neck | bottles | bottle | 122pottery
| X-Group | Egypt |
|
durom.1964.553 | 1964.553-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/egyptian/1964 | Red ware round bottomed bottle with narrow neck. Incised horizontal lines above waist and around neck. Neck painted white; black and yellow/pink 'splash' decoration below neck | bottles | bottle | 122pottery
| X-Group | Egypt |
|
durom.1972.6.30 | 1972.6.30.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1972 | From a book of 100 colour photographs, illustrations of places in Japan. View over town, with tall tower at centre. | photographs | null | 109paper
| Meiji Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1972.6.30 | 1972.6.30.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1972 | From a book of 100 colour photographs, illustrations of places in Japan. View over town, with tall tower at centre. | photographs | null | 109paper
| Meiji Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1972.6.30 | 1972.6.30.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1972 | From a book of 100 colour photographs, illustrations of places in Japan. View over town, with tall tower at centre. | photographs | null | 109paper
| Meiji Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1972.6.30 | 1972.6.30.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1972 | From a book of 100 colour photographs, illustrations of places in Japan. View over town, with tall tower at centre. | photographs | null | 109paper
| Meiji Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1972.6.30 | 1972.6.30.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1972 | From a book of 100 colour photographs, illustrations of places in Japan. View over town, with tall tower at centre. | photographs | null | 109paper
| Meiji Period | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2016.37 | 2016.37.3 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/castle/2016 | Japanese double brush washer with celadon glaze and a looped handle by Kato Shunto. Seal imprint on the base. | brush washers | null | 121porcelain
| Showa | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2016.37 | 2016.37.3 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/castle/2016 | Japanese double brush washer with celadon glaze and a looped handle by Kato Shunto. Seal imprint on the base. | brush washers | null | 121porcelain
| Showa | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2016.37 | 2016.37.3 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/castle/2016 | Japanese double brush washer with celadon glaze and a looped handle by Kato Shunto. Seal imprint on the base. | brush washers | null | 121porcelain
| Showa | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2016.37 | 2016.37.3 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/castle/2016 | Japanese double brush washer with celadon glaze and a looped handle by Kato Shunto. Seal imprint on the base. | brush washers | null | 121porcelain
| Showa | Japan (country) |
|
durom.2016.37 | 2016.37.3 ff.jpg | data/raw/images/castle/2016 | Japanese double brush washer with celadon glaze and a looped handle by Kato Shunto. Seal imprint on the base. | brush washers | null | 121porcelain
| Showa | Japan (country) |
|
durom.1960.1127 | durom.1960.1127-rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | miniature amber carving of Guan Yin, with carved wooden stand. | figures | null | 32amber
| null | China |
|
durom.1960.1127 | durom.1960.1127-rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | miniature amber carving of Guan Yin, with carved wooden stand. | figures | null | 32amber
| null | China |
|
durom.1960.1127 | durom.1960.1127-rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | miniature amber carving of Guan Yin, with carved wooden stand. | figures | null | 32amber
| null | China |
|
durom.1960.1127 | durom.1960.1127-rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | miniature amber carving of Guan Yin, with carved wooden stand. | figures | null | 32amber
| null | China |
|
durom.1960.1127 | durom.1960.1127-rr.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | miniature amber carving of Guan Yin, with carved wooden stand. | figures | null | 32amber
| null | China |
|
durom.2014.359 | 2014.359.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | A metal necklace made up of orange and white stones, set into a metal base. There are twenty stones in total, all of varying shades, though they are the same size. The necklace latches together by a simple hook clasp. | necklaces | null | 98metal
| null | West Asia |
|
durom.2014.359 | 2014.359.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | A metal necklace made up of orange and white stones, set into a metal base. There are twenty stones in total, all of varying shades, though they are the same size. The necklace latches together by a simple hook clasp. | necklaces | null | 98metal
| null | West Asia |
|
durom.2014.359 | 2014.359.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | A metal necklace made up of orange and white stones, set into a metal base. There are twenty stones in total, all of varying shades, though they are the same size. The necklace latches together by a simple hook clasp. | necklaces | null | 98metal
| null | West Asia |
|
durom.2014.359 | 2014.359.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | A metal necklace made up of orange and white stones, set into a metal base. There are twenty stones in total, all of varying shades, though they are the same size. The necklace latches together by a simple hook clasp. | necklaces | null | 98metal
| null | West Asia |
|
durom.2014.359 | 2014.359.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | A metal necklace made up of orange and white stones, set into a metal base. There are twenty stones in total, all of varying shades, though they are the same size. The necklace latches together by a simple hook clasp. | necklaces | null | 98metal
| null | West Asia |
|
durom.2014.52 | 2014.52 d3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | Indonesian sword, known as a Kris, was thought to be both a weapon and a spiritual object, which could possess both good and bad spirits within it. This example has an elaborately carved scabbard with images of a spirit with an open mouth, bared sharp teeth, bulging eyes and outstretched hands to the side of the face. At the edges of this section in the corners are what could either be a stylised dragon or a lizard with bulging eyes, swirled mouth and eyes and tail. Down the length of the scabbard is another face with bulging eyes and its tongue sticking out, scroll work, foliage and what may be stylised clouds. On the sword handle is a figure with one arm bent behind the back of the head and the other resting on the hip. The figure has an open mouth, which bears sharp pointed teeth, bulging eyes, flat nose, large belly and breasts with one foot resting on a mound in front of him and one foot flat on the floor. The hair of the individual is curled into nine different sections. Just below the figure the hilt of the sword is decorated with blue and red coloured stones. The blade of the sword is wavy in the traditional Kris style, has a dark patina with a silver wavy or cloud decoration on the sides of the blade. | swords | Kris | 98metal
| 21st century | Indonesia |
|
durom.2014.52 | 2014.52 d3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | Indonesian sword, known as a Kris, was thought to be both a weapon and a spiritual object, which could possess both good and bad spirits within it. This example has an elaborately carved scabbard with images of a spirit with an open mouth, bared sharp teeth, bulging eyes and outstretched hands to the side of the face. At the edges of this section in the corners are what could either be a stylised dragon or a lizard with bulging eyes, swirled mouth and eyes and tail. Down the length of the scabbard is another face with bulging eyes and its tongue sticking out, scroll work, foliage and what may be stylised clouds. On the sword handle is a figure with one arm bent behind the back of the head and the other resting on the hip. The figure has an open mouth, which bears sharp pointed teeth, bulging eyes, flat nose, large belly and breasts with one foot resting on a mound in front of him and one foot flat on the floor. The hair of the individual is curled into nine different sections. Just below the figure the hilt of the sword is decorated with blue and red coloured stones. The blade of the sword is wavy in the traditional Kris style, has a dark patina with a silver wavy or cloud decoration on the sides of the blade. | swords | Kris | 98metal
| 21st century | Indonesia |
|
durom.2014.52 | 2014.52 d3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | Indonesian sword, known as a Kris, was thought to be both a weapon and a spiritual object, which could possess both good and bad spirits within it. This example has an elaborately carved scabbard with images of a spirit with an open mouth, bared sharp teeth, bulging eyes and outstretched hands to the side of the face. At the edges of this section in the corners are what could either be a stylised dragon or a lizard with bulging eyes, swirled mouth and eyes and tail. Down the length of the scabbard is another face with bulging eyes and its tongue sticking out, scroll work, foliage and what may be stylised clouds. On the sword handle is a figure with one arm bent behind the back of the head and the other resting on the hip. The figure has an open mouth, which bears sharp pointed teeth, bulging eyes, flat nose, large belly and breasts with one foot resting on a mound in front of him and one foot flat on the floor. The hair of the individual is curled into nine different sections. Just below the figure the hilt of the sword is decorated with blue and red coloured stones. The blade of the sword is wavy in the traditional Kris style, has a dark patina with a silver wavy or cloud decoration on the sides of the blade. | swords | Kris | 98metal
| 21st century | Indonesia |
|
durom.2014.52 | 2014.52 d3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | Indonesian sword, known as a Kris, was thought to be both a weapon and a spiritual object, which could possess both good and bad spirits within it. This example has an elaborately carved scabbard with images of a spirit with an open mouth, bared sharp teeth, bulging eyes and outstretched hands to the side of the face. At the edges of this section in the corners are what could either be a stylised dragon or a lizard with bulging eyes, swirled mouth and eyes and tail. Down the length of the scabbard is another face with bulging eyes and its tongue sticking out, scroll work, foliage and what may be stylised clouds. On the sword handle is a figure with one arm bent behind the back of the head and the other resting on the hip. The figure has an open mouth, which bears sharp pointed teeth, bulging eyes, flat nose, large belly and breasts with one foot resting on a mound in front of him and one foot flat on the floor. The hair of the individual is curled into nine different sections. Just below the figure the hilt of the sword is decorated with blue and red coloured stones. The blade of the sword is wavy in the traditional Kris style, has a dark patina with a silver wavy or cloud decoration on the sides of the blade. | swords | Kris | 98metal
| 21st century | Indonesia |
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durom.2014.52 | 2014.52 d3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/2014 | Indonesian sword, known as a Kris, was thought to be both a weapon and a spiritual object, which could possess both good and bad spirits within it. This example has an elaborately carved scabbard with images of a spirit with an open mouth, bared sharp teeth, bulging eyes and outstretched hands to the side of the face. At the edges of this section in the corners are what could either be a stylised dragon or a lizard with bulging eyes, swirled mouth and eyes and tail. Down the length of the scabbard is another face with bulging eyes and its tongue sticking out, scroll work, foliage and what may be stylised clouds. On the sword handle is a figure with one arm bent behind the back of the head and the other resting on the hip. The figure has an open mouth, which bears sharp pointed teeth, bulging eyes, flat nose, large belly and breasts with one foot resting on a mound in front of him and one foot flat on the floor. The hair of the individual is curled into nine different sections. Just below the figure the hilt of the sword is decorated with blue and red coloured stones. The blade of the sword is wavy in the traditional Kris style, has a dark patina with a silver wavy or cloud decoration on the sides of the blade. | swords | Kris | 98metal
| 21st century | Indonesia |
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durom.1976.107.51 | 1976.107.51.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Colour printed playing card of the 5 of diamonds, with printed figure of Du Qian (Chinese:杜迁) who is a character from the novel Water Margin. He is one of the three pioneers of the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh and ranks 83rd of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 47th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Touching the Sky" (Chinese:摸着). | poker | 彩印水浒人物图扑克牌 | 109paper
| null | China |
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durom.1976.107.51 | 1976.107.51.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Colour printed playing card of the 5 of diamonds, with printed figure of Du Qian (Chinese:杜迁) who is a character from the novel Water Margin. He is one of the three pioneers of the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh and ranks 83rd of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 47th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Touching the Sky" (Chinese:摸着). | poker | 彩印水浒人物图扑克牌 | 109paper
| null | China |
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durom.1976.107.51 | 1976.107.51.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Colour printed playing card of the 5 of diamonds, with printed figure of Du Qian (Chinese:杜迁) who is a character from the novel Water Margin. He is one of the three pioneers of the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh and ranks 83rd of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 47th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Touching the Sky" (Chinese:摸着). | poker | 彩印水浒人物图扑克牌 | 109paper
| null | China |
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durom.1976.107.51 | 1976.107.51.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Colour printed playing card of the 5 of diamonds, with printed figure of Du Qian (Chinese:杜迁) who is a character from the novel Water Margin. He is one of the three pioneers of the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh and ranks 83rd of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 47th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Touching the Sky" (Chinese:摸着). | poker | 彩印水浒人物图扑克牌 | 109paper
| null | China |
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durom.1976.107.51 | 1976.107.51.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1976 | Colour printed playing card of the 5 of diamonds, with printed figure of Du Qian (Chinese:杜迁) who is a character from the novel Water Margin. He is one of the three pioneers of the outlaw stronghold at Liangshan Marsh and ranks 83rd of the 108 Liangshan heroes and 47th of the 72 Earthly Fiends. He is nicknamed "Touching the Sky" (Chinese:摸着). | poker | 彩印水浒人物图扑克牌 | 109paper
| null | China |
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durom.1960.4201 | durom.1960.4201-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | disc, incised with dragons each side | Disc | null | 85jade
| null | China |
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durom.1960.4201 | durom.1960.4201-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | disc, incised with dragons each side | Disc | null | 85jade
| null | China |
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durom.1960.4201 | durom.1960.4201-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | disc, incised with dragons each side | Disc | null | 85jade
| null | China |
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durom.1960.4201 | durom.1960.4201-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | disc, incised with dragons each side | Disc | null | 85jade
| null | China |
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durom.1960.4201 | durom.1960.4201-d1.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | disc, incised with dragons each side | Disc | null | 85jade
| null | China |
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durom.1971.49 | 1971.49.1-2-q3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1971 | Ivory casket hinged lid, handles and an ivory base tray, decorated with exquisite carvings of figurines in garden design. Surface of lid, a picture featuring two sections. On the right, a bearded mandarin dressed in Court Attire is seated in the centre of a garden, surrounded by attendants and other officials; behing him there is an arch with a panel saying "Yu Men" (Chinese:禹门, meaning the door of becoming a madarin). On the left, a woman , possibly the mandarin's wife, is seated in the centre of another garden, holding a folded fan; she is attended by a female servant; behind her there is another arch with a panel saying "Hong Ting"(Chinese:洪汀, meaning unknown). The mandarin's figure is exceptionally big comparing to all other figures on. Behind either archs there are pavilions and summer houses. In the foreground, a bridge connects the gardens and many people are walking on the bridge, carrying various belongings such as umbrella, fan, basket, flower, goods etc. By the side of the bridge there is a junk with several passengers and a boatman. In the background above the two gardens there are some other figures: on the right, five figures carrying fan or farming tool; centre, five figures resting near a pagoda; left. three figures sitting by a house. The whole picture is edged with various floral patterns and enclosed in a border of similar floral patterns. Apart from the surface of the lid, the other surfaces of the box provide 16 more panel sections, each bound and decorated with exquisite carvings: the 8 panels around the lid construct into a continuous picture, while the other 8 panels around the body of the casket construct into another continuous picture. The motives for either picture are much similar: they shouw figures in various activities, either boating, walking on a bridge, sitting in a garden or talking to each other. This is a common motif on ivory-carving artefacts produced in Guangzhou (Canton). On the left of the back panel there is a nicely decorated boat which is probably a Flower Boat, which is a type of floating entertainment hub in Guangzhou, see [Iconography]. The casket stands on four legs which are decorated with the head of a lion-like monster. The object is placed in a tray which is made of plain ivory plaques mount with fabrics. The casket has a pair of shinny golden handles (one missing), and the tray also has one. Made for export market. | toilet caskets | 骨雕人物庭院图八方盖匣 | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
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durom.1971.49 | 1971.49.1-2-q3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1971 | Ivory casket hinged lid, handles and an ivory base tray, decorated with exquisite carvings of figurines in garden design. Surface of lid, a picture featuring two sections. On the right, a bearded mandarin dressed in Court Attire is seated in the centre of a garden, surrounded by attendants and other officials; behing him there is an arch with a panel saying "Yu Men" (Chinese:禹门, meaning the door of becoming a madarin). On the left, a woman , possibly the mandarin's wife, is seated in the centre of another garden, holding a folded fan; she is attended by a female servant; behind her there is another arch with a panel saying "Hong Ting"(Chinese:洪汀, meaning unknown). The mandarin's figure is exceptionally big comparing to all other figures on. Behind either archs there are pavilions and summer houses. In the foreground, a bridge connects the gardens and many people are walking on the bridge, carrying various belongings such as umbrella, fan, basket, flower, goods etc. By the side of the bridge there is a junk with several passengers and a boatman. In the background above the two gardens there are some other figures: on the right, five figures carrying fan or farming tool; centre, five figures resting near a pagoda; left. three figures sitting by a house. The whole picture is edged with various floral patterns and enclosed in a border of similar floral patterns. Apart from the surface of the lid, the other surfaces of the box provide 16 more panel sections, each bound and decorated with exquisite carvings: the 8 panels around the lid construct into a continuous picture, while the other 8 panels around the body of the casket construct into another continuous picture. The motives for either picture are much similar: they shouw figures in various activities, either boating, walking on a bridge, sitting in a garden or talking to each other. This is a common motif on ivory-carving artefacts produced in Guangzhou (Canton). On the left of the back panel there is a nicely decorated boat which is probably a Flower Boat, which is a type of floating entertainment hub in Guangzhou, see [Iconography]. The casket stands on four legs which are decorated with the head of a lion-like monster. The object is placed in a tray which is made of plain ivory plaques mount with fabrics. The casket has a pair of shinny golden handles (one missing), and the tray also has one. Made for export market. | toilet caskets | 骨雕人物庭院图八方盖匣 | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
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durom.1971.49 | 1971.49.1-2-q3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1971 | Ivory casket hinged lid, handles and an ivory base tray, decorated with exquisite carvings of figurines in garden design. Surface of lid, a picture featuring two sections. On the right, a bearded mandarin dressed in Court Attire is seated in the centre of a garden, surrounded by attendants and other officials; behing him there is an arch with a panel saying "Yu Men" (Chinese:禹门, meaning the door of becoming a madarin). On the left, a woman , possibly the mandarin's wife, is seated in the centre of another garden, holding a folded fan; she is attended by a female servant; behind her there is another arch with a panel saying "Hong Ting"(Chinese:洪汀, meaning unknown). The mandarin's figure is exceptionally big comparing to all other figures on. Behind either archs there are pavilions and summer houses. In the foreground, a bridge connects the gardens and many people are walking on the bridge, carrying various belongings such as umbrella, fan, basket, flower, goods etc. By the side of the bridge there is a junk with several passengers and a boatman. In the background above the two gardens there are some other figures: on the right, five figures carrying fan or farming tool; centre, five figures resting near a pagoda; left. three figures sitting by a house. The whole picture is edged with various floral patterns and enclosed in a border of similar floral patterns. Apart from the surface of the lid, the other surfaces of the box provide 16 more panel sections, each bound and decorated with exquisite carvings: the 8 panels around the lid construct into a continuous picture, while the other 8 panels around the body of the casket construct into another continuous picture. The motives for either picture are much similar: they shouw figures in various activities, either boating, walking on a bridge, sitting in a garden or talking to each other. This is a common motif on ivory-carving artefacts produced in Guangzhou (Canton). On the left of the back panel there is a nicely decorated boat which is probably a Flower Boat, which is a type of floating entertainment hub in Guangzhou, see [Iconography]. The casket stands on four legs which are decorated with the head of a lion-like monster. The object is placed in a tray which is made of plain ivory plaques mount with fabrics. The casket has a pair of shinny golden handles (one missing), and the tray also has one. Made for export market. | toilet caskets | 骨雕人物庭院图八方盖匣 | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
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durom.1971.49 | 1971.49.1-2-q3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1971 | Ivory casket hinged lid, handles and an ivory base tray, decorated with exquisite carvings of figurines in garden design. Surface of lid, a picture featuring two sections. On the right, a bearded mandarin dressed in Court Attire is seated in the centre of a garden, surrounded by attendants and other officials; behing him there is an arch with a panel saying "Yu Men" (Chinese:禹门, meaning the door of becoming a madarin). On the left, a woman , possibly the mandarin's wife, is seated in the centre of another garden, holding a folded fan; she is attended by a female servant; behind her there is another arch with a panel saying "Hong Ting"(Chinese:洪汀, meaning unknown). The mandarin's figure is exceptionally big comparing to all other figures on. Behind either archs there are pavilions and summer houses. In the foreground, a bridge connects the gardens and many people are walking on the bridge, carrying various belongings such as umbrella, fan, basket, flower, goods etc. By the side of the bridge there is a junk with several passengers and a boatman. In the background above the two gardens there are some other figures: on the right, five figures carrying fan or farming tool; centre, five figures resting near a pagoda; left. three figures sitting by a house. The whole picture is edged with various floral patterns and enclosed in a border of similar floral patterns. Apart from the surface of the lid, the other surfaces of the box provide 16 more panel sections, each bound and decorated with exquisite carvings: the 8 panels around the lid construct into a continuous picture, while the other 8 panels around the body of the casket construct into another continuous picture. The motives for either picture are much similar: they shouw figures in various activities, either boating, walking on a bridge, sitting in a garden or talking to each other. This is a common motif on ivory-carving artefacts produced in Guangzhou (Canton). On the left of the back panel there is a nicely decorated boat which is probably a Flower Boat, which is a type of floating entertainment hub in Guangzhou, see [Iconography]. The casket stands on four legs which are decorated with the head of a lion-like monster. The object is placed in a tray which is made of plain ivory plaques mount with fabrics. The casket has a pair of shinny golden handles (one missing), and the tray also has one. Made for export market. | toilet caskets | 骨雕人物庭院图八方盖匣 | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
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durom.1971.49 | 1971.49.1-2-q3.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1971 | Ivory casket hinged lid, handles and an ivory base tray, decorated with exquisite carvings of figurines in garden design. Surface of lid, a picture featuring two sections. On the right, a bearded mandarin dressed in Court Attire is seated in the centre of a garden, surrounded by attendants and other officials; behing him there is an arch with a panel saying "Yu Men" (Chinese:禹门, meaning the door of becoming a madarin). On the left, a woman , possibly the mandarin's wife, is seated in the centre of another garden, holding a folded fan; she is attended by a female servant; behind her there is another arch with a panel saying "Hong Ting"(Chinese:洪汀, meaning unknown). The mandarin's figure is exceptionally big comparing to all other figures on. Behind either archs there are pavilions and summer houses. In the foreground, a bridge connects the gardens and many people are walking on the bridge, carrying various belongings such as umbrella, fan, basket, flower, goods etc. By the side of the bridge there is a junk with several passengers and a boatman. In the background above the two gardens there are some other figures: on the right, five figures carrying fan or farming tool; centre, five figures resting near a pagoda; left. three figures sitting by a house. The whole picture is edged with various floral patterns and enclosed in a border of similar floral patterns. Apart from the surface of the lid, the other surfaces of the box provide 16 more panel sections, each bound and decorated with exquisite carvings: the 8 panels around the lid construct into a continuous picture, while the other 8 panels around the body of the casket construct into another continuous picture. The motives for either picture are much similar: they shouw figures in various activities, either boating, walking on a bridge, sitting in a garden or talking to each other. This is a common motif on ivory-carving artefacts produced in Guangzhou (Canton). On the left of the back panel there is a nicely decorated boat which is probably a Flower Boat, which is a type of floating entertainment hub in Guangzhou, see [Iconography]. The casket stands on four legs which are decorated with the head of a lion-like monster. The object is placed in a tray which is made of plain ivory plaques mount with fabrics. The casket has a pair of shinny golden handles (one missing), and the tray also has one. Made for export market. | toilet caskets | 骨雕人物庭院图八方盖匣 | 84ivory
| Qing | Guangzhou |
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durom.1960.4.89 | 1960.4.89.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | Extensive collection of slides and glass plates(?). A black and white image of a series of columns connected at the top with pointed arches. | Slide | null | 75glass
| null | India |
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durom.1960.4.89 | 1960.4.89.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | Extensive collection of slides and glass plates(?). A black and white image of a series of columns connected at the top with pointed arches. | Slide | null | 75glass
| null | India |
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durom.1960.4.89 | 1960.4.89.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | Extensive collection of slides and glass plates(?). A black and white image of a series of columns connected at the top with pointed arches. | Slide | null | 75glass
| null | India |
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durom.1960.4.89 | 1960.4.89.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | Extensive collection of slides and glass plates(?). A black and white image of a series of columns connected at the top with pointed arches. | Slide | null | 75glass
| null | India |
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durom.1960.4.89 | 1960.4.89.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1960 | Extensive collection of slides and glass plates(?). A black and white image of a series of columns connected at the top with pointed arches. | Slide | null | 75glass
| null | India |
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durom.1969.333 | 1969.333-d6.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1969 | unglazed grey earthernware model of a pigsty. Rectangular with L-shaped roffed shed and a walled courtyard, model standing on a flat base. Roofed section has 2 large doors leading outside and one mushroom-shaped feeding hole at floor level. The wall decorated with incised design to imitate the carpentry technique of the walls built of wood, the ridged roof carved to simulate lines of roof tiles. Traces of red pigment on roof. | Tomb Model | 灰陶舍 | 66earthenware
| Han dynasty | Henan Province |
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durom.1969.333 | 1969.333-d6.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1969 | unglazed grey earthernware model of a pigsty. Rectangular with L-shaped roffed shed and a walled courtyard, model standing on a flat base. Roofed section has 2 large doors leading outside and one mushroom-shaped feeding hole at floor level. The wall decorated with incised design to imitate the carpentry technique of the walls built of wood, the ridged roof carved to simulate lines of roof tiles. Traces of red pigment on roof. | Tomb Model | 灰陶舍 | 66earthenware
| Han dynasty | Henan Province |
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durom.1969.333 | 1969.333-d6.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1969 | unglazed grey earthernware model of a pigsty. Rectangular with L-shaped roffed shed and a walled courtyard, model standing on a flat base. Roofed section has 2 large doors leading outside and one mushroom-shaped feeding hole at floor level. The wall decorated with incised design to imitate the carpentry technique of the walls built of wood, the ridged roof carved to simulate lines of roof tiles. Traces of red pigment on roof. | Tomb Model | 灰陶舍 | 66earthenware
| Han dynasty | Henan Province |
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durom.1969.333 | 1969.333-d6.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1969 | unglazed grey earthernware model of a pigsty. Rectangular with L-shaped roffed shed and a walled courtyard, model standing on a flat base. Roofed section has 2 large doors leading outside and one mushroom-shaped feeding hole at floor level. The wall decorated with incised design to imitate the carpentry technique of the walls built of wood, the ridged roof carved to simulate lines of roof tiles. Traces of red pigment on roof. | Tomb Model | 灰陶舍 | 66earthenware
| Han dynasty | Henan Province |
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durom.1969.333 | 1969.333-d6.jpg | data/raw/images/oriental/1969 | unglazed grey earthernware model of a pigsty. Rectangular with L-shaped roffed shed and a walled courtyard, model standing on a flat base. Roofed section has 2 large doors leading outside and one mushroom-shaped feeding hole at floor level. The wall decorated with incised design to imitate the carpentry technique of the walls built of wood, the ridged roof carved to simulate lines of roof tiles. Traces of red pigment on roof. | Tomb Model | 灰陶舍 | 66earthenware
| Han dynasty | Henan Province |