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THE ART OF ASIA

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

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.

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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
Archer's Ring, Qing Dynasty (late 19th-early 20th Century)
Han people;China
Nephrite; 1 1/8 x…
1860-1940
Jar, Machang phase (c. 2300-2000 B.C.)
Yangshao people; Gansu Province, China
Earthenware and…
Yangshao
2300-2000 BCE
Jar, Machang phase (c. 2300-2000 B.C.)
Yangshao people; Gansu Province, China
Earthenware and…
Yangshao
2300-2000 BCE
Woman's Headdress, 20th Century 
Akha Phami culture; Golden Triangle region, North Thailand
S…
Akha
20th Century
Jar, Neolithic period (5000-3000 BCE)
Yangshao culture
Painted ceramic
Gift of Carroll and S…
Yangshao
5000-3000 BCE
Men’s Court Robe
Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911)
Silk and cloth
Gift of Hallie and Arthur V. Stro…
1644-1911
Embroidered Fan with Carved Handle, Qing Dynasty (c. 1800-1876 A.D.)
Han people;China
Ivory a…
early to mid 19th Century