China
The Walters Art Museum’s collection of Chinese art includes works that span almost five millennia, from the late Neolithic period all the way up to the turn of the twentieth century. Chinese porcelains from the Ming and Qing dynasties were some of William T. Walters’s first purchases in the mid-nineteenth century and they form the foundation of the museum’s Asian collections. With the addition to important Buddhist sculptures, carved jades, ancient bronzes, paintings, and calligraphies, Henry Walters rounded out the Chinese collection so that it precisely reflects the early twentieth-century American vision of China.
The Walters Art Museum’s collection of Chinese art includes works that span almost five millennia, from the late Neolithic period all the way up to the turn of the twentieth century. Chinese porcelains from the Ming and Qing dynasties were some of William T. Walters’s first purchases in the mid-nineteenth century and they form the foundation of the museum’s Asian collections. With the addition to important Buddhist sculptures, carved jades, ancient bronzes, paintings, and calligraphies, Henry Walters rounded out the Chinese collection so that it precisely reflects the early twentieth-century American vision of China.
Vase in the Form of an Ancient Bronze Beaker
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
49.1014
Vase in the Form of a Cong
1736-1795 (Qing dynasty; reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736–95))
49.1056
On view
Eight-Lobed Box made for the Japanese Market
ca. 1750 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
49.415
Vase with Hunting Scene and Emperor Qianlong's Poem
1740-1760 (Qing dynasty; reign of the Qianlong emperor (1736–95))
49.2019
On view
Stand with Decoration of Bats and Clouds
2nd half 18th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
65.120
On view
Tureen with English Coat of Arms, one of a pair
1767 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
49.2525
Tureen with English Coat of Arms, one of a pair
1767 (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
49.2524
