Lozenge-shaped dish with garden scene

Lozenge-shaped dish with garden scene

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A scholar-gentleman and an attendant holding a qin zither (a stringed instrument) walk away from another figure in a nearby pavilion. The pair are either coming from or going to a festive event that would have included music, painting, poetry, and wine.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.