Masterpieces from the Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of The Asia Society, New York

February 12 - April 20, 1997

Includes sculpture, ceramics, and screens from India, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, and Japan.
In cooperation with the Asia Society of New York, with support from the Arthur Ross Foundation.

Exhibits on Display
Pictures from Exhibit Opening



Exhibits on Display

Buddha
India, probably Bihar; late 6th century, Copper alloy
Buddha
India, Tamil Nadu; Chola period, about 1070-1120, Copper alloy
Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Shiva Nataraja)
India, Tamil Nadu; Chola period, 12th century, Copper alloy
Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni
India, Bihar; Pala period, 11th century, Schist
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the Form of Khasarpana Lokeshvara
India, Bihar or Bengal; Pala period, late 1th/early 12th century, Schist
Male Figure
Cambodia; Angkor period, Baphuon style, third quarter 11th century,
Sandstone
Vajrasattva
Cambodia: Angkor period, Angkor Wat style, first half of the 12th century, Copper alloy
Bodhisattva Manjushri in the form of Sita Manjughosa
("Gift-Bestowing")
Thailand, Shrivijayan style, late 8th century, Copper alloy

Kendi (Spouted Jar)
Thailand; 15th - 16th century,
Porcelain with incised design under glaze (Si Satchanalai ware)
Storage Jar
Vietnam; 15th century, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue
Two Bowls
China, Shaanxi Province; Jin period, mid-12th century, Porcelain with carved and combed design under glaze (Yaozhou ware)
Tea Bowl
China, Fujian Province; Southern Song period, 12th - 13th century, Porcelain with glaze with iron "hare's fur" and painted with overglaze iron brown slip, the rim bound with silver (Jian ware)
Jar
China, Jiangxi Province, Southern Song period, 13th century, Porcelain with carved and combed decoration under glaze (Qingbai ware)
Bowl
China, Jiangxi Province
Ming period, Xuande era 1426-1435, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Bottle
China, Jiangxi province; Qing period, Yongzheng era, 1723-1735, Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Bottle
Korea; Choson period, about mid- to late 18th century, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue
Attributed to Odawara Kano School, The Four Seasons: Autumn and Winter
Japan, Muromachi period, mid-to late 16th century, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and light color on paper
Sake Bottle
Japan, Gifu Prefecture; Momoyama period, late 16th century, Porcelain painted with iron brown on slip and with an overlay of copper green glaze under glaze (Mino ware, Oribe type)
Two Mukozuke Dishes
Japan, Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures;

Momoyama to Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century, Porcelain painted with underglaze iron brown (Karatsu ware)
Storage Jar
Japan, Saga Prefecture; Edo period, about 1670 - 1690, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue (Arita ware, Kakiemon style)
Two Standing Female Figures
Japan, Saga Prefecture; Edo period, about 1670 - 1690, Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels, one figure also with traces of gold (Arita ware, Kakiemon style)
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Nepal; Licchavi Period, 8th-9th century, Gilt copper alloy
Pair of Bodhisattvas in the Pensive Pose
China, Hebei Province; Northern Qi period, dated 570. Marble, Estate of Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller
Parvati
India, Tamil Nadu; Chola period, 11th century, Copper alloy, Estate of Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Western Tibet; 15th - 16th century, Copper alloy, Gift from The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Male Figure
Cambodia; Angkor period, Baphuon style, 11th century, Sandstone, Gift of Arthur Ross
Carved Rectangular Red Sandstone Screen
India, Mughal, 17th century, Mottled red sandstone, Gift of Arthur Ross
Small Carved Rectangular Red Sandstone Screen, Depicting Two Bordered Large Rosettes
India, Mughal, 17th century, Mottled red sandstone, Gift of Arthur Ross
Vishnu
India, Bihar, Apsadh; about 675 - 700, Stone, Gift from The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Pillow in the Shape of a Drum
Japan, Saga Prefecture, Edo period, 18th century, Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue with overglaze enamels with traces of gold Arita ware, Imari type
Ganesha
India, Tamil Nadu; Chola period, 11th century, Copper alloy