Pictures from the Freer and Sackler Galleries

I've pulled out 32 pictures from our visit to the Freer and Sackler Galleries in DC, almost all Asian art, and posted them in this gallery or behind the cut, whichever method of browsing you prefer.

For almost all of these, I took pictures of the labels and so have more information; if you're curious, just ask.

Click the images for bigger versions (half the size of the originals; if you want higher res for some reason, I can do that).

	Tomb guardian China, Eastern Zhou period, 4th c BCE. Wood, pigments, deer antler.
	Ritual wine container ('whatever it is meant to be') Zun, Western Zhou dynasty, 10th c. BCE. Bronze. Label: "It is not the physical attributes of the animal (whatever it is meant to be) but the animal's lumbering bulk that is the main concern here."
	Ritual wine container (stylized owl) Zun, Shang dynasty, 12th-11th c. BCE. Bronze.
	Ritual wine container (even more stylized owl) You, Shang dynasty, 13th c. BCE. Bronze.
	Bhairava Nepal, 15th c. Gilt-copper repousse with pigment. Manifestation of Shiva.
	Shiva South India, 13th-14th c. Bronze.
	Ganesha South India, 13th c. Chloritic schist.
	Nandi the Bull India, 12th c. Bronze.
	Four Scenes from the Life of the Buddha: The Enlightenment Pakistan-Afghanistan, late 2nd-early 3d c. CE. Schist. (Note the fantastic creatures come to witness.)
	Elephant throne leg India, 13th c. Ivory.
	Nilgai and Hog Deer, from the Baburnama Designed by Kanda and Mansur, India, ca. 1589. Later-commissioned illustrations to the memoirs of Babur, founder of the Mughal empire. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper.
	Shrine of Parshvanatha Shrine to the twenty-third Jain, India, 1097. Brass and copper alloy.
	Folio from a Divan (collected poems) by Hafiz By Sultan Muhammad Nur, historic Iran, 1523. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper.
	Samanid ceramic bowl Persia, 10th c. Inscribed with "It is said, those who are content with their own opinion, run into anger. Blessing to the owner." Earthenware painted under glaze.
	Jikoku-ten, Guardian of the East One of a set of four Shitenno (Guardian Figures), Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with polychrome, gold, and crystal.
	Tamon-ten, Guardian of the North One of a set of four Shitenno (Guardian Figures), Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with polychrome, gold, and crystal.
	Komoku-ten, Guardian of the West One of a set of four Shitenno (Guardian Figures), Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with polychrome, gold, and crystal.
	Zocho-ten, Guardian of the South One of a set of four Shitenno (Guardian Figures), Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Wood with polychrome, gold, and crystal.
	Pair of male figures in court dress Japan, Kamakura or Muromachi period, 14th c. Wood.
	Arrangement in White and Black James McNeill Whistler, c. 1876. Portrait of artist's model and mistress Maud Franklin. Label: "This young woman, however, positively exudes vitality and challenges Whistler's notion that the sitter's personality should never take precedence over the arrangement of color and composition."
	Stealing an Urn of Wine Qi Baishi, China, 20th c. Album leaf, ink and color on paper.
	Chimera (side) China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st c. CE. Bronze.
	Chimera (front) China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st c. CE. Bronze.
	Animal (tapir?) China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 500 BCE. Bronze with cast decoration. Question mark in original label.
	Bird-shaped wine server China, Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 500-450 BCE. Bronze with cast decoration, gold inlaid inscription.
	Inlays of mosaic glass Ankh holding scepters; female portrait; Apis bull, symbol of the creator god Ptah; upper part of falcon. Egypt, Ptolemaic period to Early Roman period, 304 BCE - 100 CE.
	Glass inlays Qebehsenuef, falcon-headed son of Horus, Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 304-30 BCE. Profile of jackal-headed god Anubis, Egypt, New Kingdom, 1550-1070 BCE. Profile of royal figure, Egypt, Dynasty 18, 1550-1307 BCE.
	Bowl China, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-early 12th c. Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze.
	Dish with incised decoration of ducks China, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-early 12th c. Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze.
	Bowl with incised lotus decoration China, Ding ware, Northern Song dynasty, 11th-early 12th c. Porcelain with transparent ivory-toned glaze; metal rim.
	Vase with carved-slip decoration of lotus bouquet Northern China, Cizhou ware, Northern Song or Jin dynasty, 12th c. Stoneware with white and black slips under transparent colorless glaze.
	Bottle with resist decoration of flowering plum branch China, Jizhou ware, Southern Song or Yuan dynasty, 13th c. Stoneware with iron-rich pigment, dark and colorless glazes.