Tang Dynasty "Horse" (618 - 907 A.D.)

Horse, Tang Dynasty. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a 

Chinese 

"Horse" 

Tang Dynasty 

(618 - 907 A.D.) 

Terra cotta 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum 

by Travis Simpkins

Chinese Personal Adornments: September 4, 2013 - February, 2014

Embroidered Child's Tiger Hat, about 1875

Chinese Decorative Arts Gallery

September 4, 2013 - February 2014

Above: Embroidered Child's Tiger Hat, about 1875, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), silk satin, silk thread, gold foil, metal beads and paper; Alexander H. Bullock Fund, 2012.70

     "In Chinese personal adornments the emphasis is on a language of symbolic motifs that conveys propitious and protective wishes for good fortune, long life, wealth, fertility, happiness and good health. In vogue as bridal gifts or as part of dowries during the later Qing dynasty (1644-1912), elaborate hair ornaments were made of silver alloys enhanced with gold leaf and embellished with semiprecious stones, glass beads, silk and kingfisher feathers. Iridescent blue kingfisher feathers were cut into small inlays and glued into tiny cells created by thin wires soldered to a metal backing. Also on view, two textile accessories—a child's "tiger hat" and a man's purse—show a similar emphasis on skilled craftsmanship and symbolic motifs." -www.worcesterart.org

Chinese "Covered Vase with Female Figure..." (18th Century)

Vase with Female Figure, 18th Century. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Chinese 

“Covered Vase 

Decorated with Female Figure 

Holding Lingzhi Fungus and Peone Branch, 

Accompanied by a Boy, 

a Crane and a Deer” (front view). 

Coral. 

18th Century, 

Qing dynasty (1644-1911). 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum. 

by Travis Simpkins

Chinese "Head of Buddha" (550-577 A.D.)

"Head of Buddha" (550-577 A.D.). by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an Ancient Chinese 

“Head of Buddha”. 

Limestone. Probably from 

North Xiantang Shan Cave Temples. 

Henan Province, Northern Qi Dynasty 

(550-577 A.D.). 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
by Travis Simpkins

Chinese "Head of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion" (1279-1368)

Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion (1279-1368). by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a 

“Head of Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion”. 

Wood, polychrome and gold leaf 

(large, about 4 feet tall). 

Chinese, Yuan dynasty 
(1279-1368). 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
by Travis Simpkins

Chinese "Standing Bodhisattva" (12th Century A.D.)

"Standing Bodhisattva" (12th Century). by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Chinese 

“Standing Bodhisattva”. 

Painted wood. 

Song Dynasty, 12th Century. 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
by Travis Simpkins

Chinese Porcelain "Figurine of Seated Guanyin" (18th Century)

"Seated Guanyin" (18th Century). by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Chinese 

“Figurine of Seated Guanyin” 

(Bodhisattva of Compassion). 

18th Century, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). 

South China, Fujian Province. 

Dehua ware- 

Porcelain with translucent alkali-lime glaze. 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
by Travis Simpkins

Chinese "Warrior" (7th Century)

"Warrior"- Tang dynasty (7th Century), 2013. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of a Chinese 
"Warrior". 
Tang dynasty, 
7th Century. 

Terra cotta mortuary figure. 

Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
by Travis Simpkins