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.
Snuff Bottle with Peonies
late 18th-19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
67.616
On view
Spotted Glass Snuff Bottle
late 18th-19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
47.305
On view
Snuff Bottle with Boys in a Landscape
late 18th-19th century (Qing dynasty (1644-1911))
67.615
On view
Snuff Bottle in the Shape of a Flattened Archaic Tripod Vase
late 18th-19th century
42.1476
Snuff Bottle with Bird on a Rock and a Deer under a Pine
late 18th-19th century (Ch'ing)
42.1501
