Guanyin of the South Sea (Nanhai Guanyin)

1659

Scroll

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1659

Physical Qualities Porcelain with transparent glaze, 17 1/4 x 6 x 5 1/8 in. (43.8 x 15.2 x 13 cm.); 9 lbs.

Credit Line Bequest of Eleanor M. Lehr

Object Number 1964.43.1

The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1964; Eleanor M. Lehr

Frances Klapthor, Chinese Ceramics, Baltimore: BMA, 1993, no. 37, p. 48, ill. p. 49.

Inscribed: Underglaze seal mark impressed on back: Shanren Huijiang

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Bowl with Applied and Slip-Trailed Lotus and Arrowhead Design

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Charles Meryon and Reinier Zeeman

South Sea Fishers

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Leaf-Shaped Water Dropper

1699–1732

Henri Matisse and Roger Lacourière

Sea Breeze (refused etching)

20th century

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Sleeve Vase with Incised Tree Peony Design and Animal Mask Handles

1700–1799

Henri Matisse and Henri Matisse, Presentation Maquette, Poésies de Stéphane Mallarmé

Study for "Sea Breeze" (refused etching)

20th century

Bertha E. Jaques

Lamb's Quarter, South Haven, MI

1902–1912

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Guanyin with a Fish Basket (Yulan Guanyin)

1900–1932

Hayal Pozanti and Tamarind Institute

8 (million tons of plastic that go into the sea each year)

2017