Jingju Losing his Mind upon Seeing Golden Lotus, from the album Illustrations to the Plum in the Golden Vase (Jinpingmei), Chinese, 18th century. Album leaf, ink and color on silk. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (39.37 x 31.75 cm).

The novel tells the story of several daring concubines and mistresses in the circle of a corrupt merchant, Master Ximen. The leading women, Golden Lotus (Pan Jinlian) and Little Vase (Li Ping’er), not only enjoy seducing men but also plot malicious schemes to gain access to their affluent lifestyles.

Jingji, Master Ximen’s Son-in-Law, Flirts with Golden Lotus During the Lantern Festival Foreign Title: 敬濟元夜戲嬌姿（金瓶梅插畫冊） Album Title: Illustrations to the Plum in the Golden Vase (Jin Ping Mei)

2024年8月14日 · FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Generous Grant from Bank of America Allows for Three Bowls Restoration in View of Public. Kansas City, MO. Aug. 14, 2024–A popular nine-foot-tall sculpture at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City will undergo needed conservation work in full view of the public Sept. 3-6 thanks to a generous grant from Bank of …

Table of Contents. Contents. Volume 1: Continental and American. Director’s Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; A History and Evolution of Portrait Miniatures

Recognized internationally as one of the finest general art museums in the United States, the Nelson-Atkins currently maintains collections of nearly 40,000 works of art. Our vast holdings provide the opportunity to create new connections and unique experiences at every turn.

Inner Coffin of Meret-it-es, Egyptian, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 30th Dynasty to early Ptolemaic Dynasty, ca. 380-250 B.C.E Wood, pigment, gesso, and gilding, A (top): 6 feet 3 1/2 inches x 33 1/2 inches x 15 inches, B (bottom): 7 feet 3 inches x 32 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches.Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust (by exchange), 2007.12.2.A,B.

Including masterpieces from every period of Chinese art, the Chinese collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is celebrated as one of the finest outside Asia. This catalogue presents a selection of twenty-seven works ranging in date from the second millennium B.C.E. to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The selection i

The novel tells the story of several daring concubines and mistresses in the circle of a corrupt merchant, Master Ximen. The leading women, Golden Lotus (Pan Jinlian) and Little Vase (Li Ping’er), not only enjoy seducing men but also plot malicious schemes to gain access to their affluent lifestyles.

The left arm rests on the rock while the left leg hangs down over the rockery onto a lotus blossom. The position of the Guanyin conveys the impression that the Bodhisattva might at any moment awake from deep contemplation and step down.