The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
additional works by the artist and also of several buildings by architects who have
Featuring more than fifty spectacular kimono dating from the eighteenth century to the present day, this exhibition tells a story about the Japanese garment whose designs mirror trends in pictorial and decorative arts of every era.
Fifth Avenue September 27, 2014–January 19, 2015 The Arts of Japan Galleries have
Ostad Elahi was a renowned Persian musician, thinker, and jurist whose transformative work in the art of tanbūr—an ancient, long-necked lute—paralleled his innovative approach to the quest for truth and self-knowledge. This exhibition documents the interdependent, mutually transformative relationship between player and instrument through a presentation of nearly forty rare instruments and works of art.
Long-necked, plucked stringed instruments have been used in central and western Asia
The composition is best viewed from the right and must have been site specific.
Pairs of stone lions have been found protecting Han-dynasty tombs (206 B.C.–220
Various degrees of realism and sculptural modeling appear in the figurines, which have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
curators, donors, and surprising behind-the-scenes figures whose contributions have
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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