Far Eastern

Shan Drum

(late 18th—early 19th century)

Male mask

(20th century)

Fox mask

(20th century)

Female mask

(20th century)

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Roof tile

()

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Head of a Deity

(6th—8th century)

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Female Deity

(6th—8th century)

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" itemprop="image" srcset="https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-300x200.jpg 300w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-391x260.jpg 391w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-scaled.jpg 2560w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

Angel

(17th century)

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Kuan-Yin

(15th century)

Kuei (ritual vessel)

(circa 7th century B.C.E.)

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" itemprop="image" srcset="https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-300x200.jpg 300w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-391x260.jpg 391w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pexels-cheptA©-cormani-1416530-scaled.jpg 2560w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />

Lao-Tze

(15th century)

Statuette of a Stallion

(1736—1795)

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