Sweeper in the Forbidden CityLotus at the Summer Palace, BeijingTea in BeijingHuang Binyan, Rabbit (after Jeff Koons), 2004, at Zhong Fang Jiao Gallery in the 798 Art District, BeijingYan Pei-Ming, Landscape of Childhood, displayed at UCCA in the 798 Art DistrictVendor and stall at the Night Market in BeijingCrabs at the Night Market
Vajrabhairava, 1368–1644, National Art Museum, BeijingBoju Li, Western Zhou Dynasty, National Art MuseumCave 7 or 8, Yungang Caves, Datong (Northern Wei)Cave 10, Yungang Caves, Datong (Northern Wei)Yungang Caves
Nine Dragon Screen [detail], DatongHanging Temple, DatongEntrance to the Hanging TempleConfucian statue at the Hanging TempleTerracotta soldiers from the Qin Shi Huangdi necropolis, Xi’anTerracotta figure of a high ranking officer from the Qin Shi Huangdi necropolisFolk art vendors near the Qianling Tomb
One of several giant statues in the Famen Temple complex
Roof detail at the Great Mosque, Xi’an
The Great Mosque, Xi’anCricket cages outside a store in the Muslim Quarter, Xi’anBird cages in the Muslim QuarterTrinket stall with baby booties“Golden Monster” at the Shaanxi History Museum, Xi’anZhuang village of Ping AnLongji rice terracesIn the hills around Ping An
Bamboo near Ping An
“Minority village” near Longsheng
Merchants on the Li RiverWater buffalo along the Li RiverCormorant fisherman in YangshuoYangshuoKarst formations and fields in Yangshuo
Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), gilt copper alloy, late 14th century, Yuan/early Ming dynasty, ChinaGonzaze Myō-ō, Nakabayashi Gennai, wood with polychromy, 1680 [Edo period], JapanStanding Attendant (Tomb Figurine), wood with traces of polychrome pigments, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 4th/3rd century BCE, ChinaArmored Guardian King (Tianwang), earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of pigments, Tang dynasty, first half of the 8th century, ChinaHead of a Bodhisattva, stucco with traces of pigment, 4th/6th century, Pakistan or Afghanistan, Gandharan regionVajrasattva Seated on Lotus Flower with Hands Grasping a Thunderbolt (Vajra) and Bell (Ghanta) with Thunderbolt Handle, gilt copper alloy, Tang dynasty, late 8th/early 9th century, ChinaDetail of saddle on “Camel with Rider,” earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of pigments, Tang dynasty, first half of the 8th century, ChinaPlaque with Demonic Mask, Late Neolithic period, Longshan culture or Shang dynasty, 2nd millenium BCEPensive Bodhisattva, gray schist, 2nd/3rd century, Pakistan, Gandharan regionHead of a Buddhist Deity, Possibly Prajnaparamita, sandstone, Angkor period, 13th century, CambodiaShūkongōjin, wood with traces of polychromy, 12th/14th century [probably Kamakura period], JapanFemale Musician, earthenware with polychrome pigments, Tang dynasty, first half of the 8th century, ChinaArmored Guardian (Wushiyong), earthenware with polychrome pigments and gilding, Tang dynasty, late 7th/early 8th century, ChinaDing (tripod food caldron) with tao-tie design, bronze, Shang dynasty, 11th century BCE, China“Running in Advance” Mask (Shinshōtoku), wood with traces of color, 15th/16th century [probably Muromachi period], JapanEquestrienne, earthenware with traces of polychrome pigments, Tang dynasty, 2nd quarter of 8th century, ChinaFour-Armed Sarasvati, Goddess of Learning, Seated in Lotus Position (Padmasana), chloritic schist, Hoyasala period, 13th century; India, Karnataka, Mysore regionVotive Plaque with God Vishnu; gilt bronze with ivory, semiprecious stones, crystal, and glass; c. 19th century; Nepal, Kathmandu ValleyBodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, sandstone, Angkor period, 12th/13th century, CambodiaFudō Myō-ō, wood with polychromy and gilt-bronze accessories, 12th/14th century [probably Kamakura period], JapanGroom, earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of pigments, Tang dynasty, first half of the 8th century, ChinaDemon Mask (Tsuina-men), wood with traces of color, 15th/16th century [probably Muromachi period], JapanEntertainer (Tomb Figure), buff earthenware with pigment, Northern Dynasties, 6th century, ChinaLakshmana, from Panel with Lakshmana and Hanuman, the Monkey God, terracotta, Gupta period, 4th/5th century; India, Uttar PradeshStanding Attendant (Tomb Figurine), wood with traces of polychrome pigments, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 4th/3rd century BCE, ChinaSōgyō Hachiman, wood with traces of white pigment, Heian period, 10th century, JapanSeitaka Dōji, wood with traces of polychromy, 15th century [Muromachi period], JapanSnake Goddess Manasa, basalt, 11th century, Bangladesh or Eastern IndiaZenzai Dōji, wood with glass and polychromy and metal accessories, 12th/14th century [probably Kamakura period], JapanTwenty-Armed Dancing God Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles, buff sandstone, 11th century, India (Madhya Pradesh)Standing Attendant (Tomb Figurine), wood with traces of polychrome pigments, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 4th/3rd century BCE, ChinaBodhisattva, limestone with traces of polychromy, Tang dynasty, 8th century, ChinaArmored Guardian King (Tianwang), earthenware with three-color (sancai) lead glazes and traces of pigments, Tang dynasty, first half of the 8th century, ChinaWeight in the form of nested birds, gilt bronze, Tang dynasty (618-907), China
