Brush Holder

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A time-ravaged tree stump bedecked with the fresh growth of an encircling vine provokes a poignant awareness of beauty in nature's ever-changing forms. Bronze casting of this quality won wide acclaim for Japan's metalworking tradition, unknown in the West before the Meiji period.

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