The Department of Asia in the British Museum holds one of the largest collections of historical objects from Asia. These collections comprise over 75,000 objects covering the material culture of the A
Chinese stoneware statue of a judgement figure, 16th century, Ming Dynasty.
Carved limestone goddess, 1st–2nd Century
Figure of Nandi, 16th Century
Statue of Lord Shiva Nataraja
Gu Kaizhi
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Gu Kaizhi, courtesy name Changkang, was a Chinese painter and politician during the Eastern Jin dynasty. He was a celebrated painter of ancient China. He was born in Wuxi and first painted at Nanjing
Gu Kaizhi
The British Museum copy of The Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
A section of the Palace Museum copy of The Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies
The Palace Museum copy of the Nymph of the Luo River, Southern Song.