SLAM: Asian Art

Sharing artworks from the Asian Art department of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

[cma-japanese-art]

Caparisoned Haniwa Horse, 400s-500s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese Art

Size: Overall: 59.7 x 66 cm (23 ½ x 26 in.) Medium: earthenware with traces of pigment

https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.27

[slam-asian]

Bowl with Design of Waves and Fish, Korean, 12th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/4020/

[slam-asian]

Bamboo with Chinese Yew, attributed to Hasegawa Togaku, Japanese, died 1623, c.1605–1610, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/43754/

[met-islamic-art]

The Lovers, Riza-yi ‘Abbasi, dated A.H. 1039/ A.D. 1630, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Islamic Art

Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950 Size: Painting: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) W. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm) Page: H. 7 ½ in. (19.1 cm) W. 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Mat: H. 19 ¼ in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 ¼ in. (36.2 cm) Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451023

[slam-asian]

Bowl with Design of Chrysanthemum Petals, Chinese, mid- to late 18th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/51879/

[slam-asian]

Censer with Stand, Chinese, 18th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/43377/

[cma-islamic-art]

The Tale of the Twelve Faces. “The Warriors Engage in Combat”: Illustration from the Firdausi Shahnama (verso), 1341, Cleveland Museum of Art: Islamic Art

Size: Sheet: 36.3 x 30 cm (14 5/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Image: 28.6 x 24.5 cm (11 ¼ x 9 5/8 in.); Overall: 37 x 30 cm (14 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.) Medium: opaque watercolor and ink on paper

https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.479.b

[met-ancient-art]

Oval bowl with running tigresses on each side, ca. 6th–7th century A.D., Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ancient Near Eastern Art

Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989 Size: 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (9.8 × 6.1 × 26.2 cm, 726.8g) Medium: Silver, niello inlay

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/327426

[slam-asian]

A Righteous War in Chastisement of Russia: Night..., Shinohara Kiyooki, 1904, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/52464/

[slam-asian]

Brush Holder in the Form of a Double..., Chinese, mid- to late 18th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/43392/

[met-ancient-art]

Stamp seal (oval bezel) with cultic scene, 9th - 7th century B.C. or later, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Ancient Near Eastern Art

Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 Size: Seal Face: 2.2 x 1.66 cm Height: 0.37 cm Medium: Carnelian (Quartz)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323750

[slam-asian]

At the Battle of Nanshan, First Lieutenant Shibakawa..., Ogata Gessan, 1904, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/52598/

[slam-asian]

Actor Morita Kan’ya XIII as Jean Valjean, from..., Yamamura Toyonari, 1921, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/61255/

[slam-asian]

A Small Shovel Made from a Flagpole Serves..., Igawa Sengai, 1937, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/53438/

[slam-asian]

Censer in the Form of a Narcissus Bowl..., Chinese, early 17th century, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/44014/

[slam-asian]

Captain Kurita, Who Fought Furiously with His Famous..., Migita Toshihide, 1895, Saint Louis Art Museum: Asian Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/52623/

[slam-ancient]

Thoth as Ibis with Maat, Egyptian, 332–30 BC, Saint Louis Art Museum: Ancient Art

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/35016/