Recumbent deer

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This small but beguiling sculpture captures an intimate moment as a recumbent deer scratches its muzzle with its left hind leg. This deer is a rare example of realistic sculpture from the Yixing kilns, which are famous for their tea wares but also produced small sculptures of animals, plants, nuts, and fruits from the eighteenth century onward

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