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Inrô and netsuke, often made of expensive, rare materials and bearing the signature and seal of the carver, were designed not only for their functional ability to carry things, but also as markers of wealth.
(Margaret) Russell Sage (1828–1918), one of the Museum’s great benefactors, in 1910
The Powel Room was originally located on the second story of a house that still stands today at 244 South Third Street in Philadelphia. The room is furnished with superb examples of Philadelphia Rococo-style furniture of the type that the Powels might have owned.
Russell Sage, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1974 (1974.325) Entertaining
Calligraphy, or the art of writing, was the visual art form prized above all others in traditional China.
Here, the properly written character assumes the identity of a Confucian sage, strong
While their work was based on ancient sources from Greece, Iran, and India, [scientists in the Islamic world] updated methods for measuring and calculating the movement of heavenly bodies, and continued to develop models of the universe and the movements of the planets within it.
an instrument; Saturn was a dark-skinned old man holding a pickax; Jupiter was a sage
For centuries, art and Buddhism have traveled together. Take a trip across time and space to explore the rich tradition of devotional Buddhist art.
Shoot for the Moon Pursue Enlightenment Look Inward Bodhidharma When the Indian sage
Inscription: (on each corner and in center): A [image of a knot] E [reversed] (unidentified)(on red horn): W [backwards E] D H N O H N M E H O M (too fragmentary for interpretation)
Plants prescribed in medieval herbals as antidotes to poisoning, such as sage, pot
Showcasing masterworks of brush-inscribed Japanese texts, some serving as independent works of art and others enhanced by decorated papers or by paintings, this exhibition takes a close look at the original gestural movement marked in each work—the applied pressure, speed, and rhythm that are said to reflect the artist’s state of mind.
—"Encouragement of Universal-Sage Bodhisattva" chapter of the Lotus Sutra Japan
Explore this gracious Stair Hall designed by the newly formed New York City architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White for the Buffalo home of Erzelia Stetson Metcalfe.
The sage green bench cushions are made of reproduction mohair plush that harmonizes
This lively and sensitive portrait perfectly depicts a sage teaching the moral values
Bibliography of The Met’s Paper Conservation department
Techniques, History and Conservation of Printed Media; 5–7 September 2007, The Sage
