Cabinet with figures in a landscape

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This two-door cabinet appears to be two separate boxes held together by gilt-bronze handles but it is actually a single piece. Six side panels represent figures along a riverbank and on a garden terrace with hills receding in the distance. Deer adorn the tops of the two drawers. The sharp, precise carving of the red lacquer is characteristic of Qianlong workshops, as is the deeply carved background of brocade patterns.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art