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Incense Burner (Boshanlu)
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
Glazed ceramic
Gift of The Chang Fo…

THE ART OF ASIA

Art from China and Japan make up the majority of this collection, numbering more than 6,000 objects. Recently, Bowers has been actively collecting jewelry, ornamentation and textiles from the native tribal cultures of China. Objects from the Asian collection range in date from Neolithic to 20th Century.

Collection Highlights
Women's Informal Robe
Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911)
Silk, thread and gold
Gift of Helen Howell …
1644-1911
Man’s Semi-Formal Court Robe (Jifu)
Late Qing dynasty (1870-1911)
Gold, gauze and silk
Gift …
1870-1911