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A monkey is depicted with his back to the viewer. He is wearing a coat and seems to be dancing beneath a plum tree in bloom. Tufts of bamboo are near his feet. This is part of a set with Walters 51.951.
Japanese
1 7/16 in. (3.7 cm) (l.)
medium: silver, gold
style: Hamano School
culture: Japanese
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
This is a set of royal ceremonial robe and accessories worn by a high-ranking court official for attending special state ceremonies. The set consists of an inner coat, an outer coat, a skirt, a back apron, a crown, a pair of jade tassels, a tablet, and a belt.
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Silk: gauze weave and plain weave; jade and beads (2 sizes)
Overall: 48.9 x 16.8 cm (19 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)
General Income Fund
Both continuity and change are reflected in this portrait bust initially carved for a ruler of the Middle Kingdom and then re-carved for a New Kingdom monarch. There was a marked change between the way late 12th Dynasty and mid 19th Dynasty kings were represented. The pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty wished to present an experienced and careworn expression. This is conveyed by heavy eyelids, wrinkles, and a firm set to the mouth. The pharaohs of the 19th Dynasty, however, wanted their images to suggest youth, vigor, and confidence. To transform a Middle Kingdom royal image into a New Kingdom one, sculptors re-carved the face. The eyes, nose, and forehead of this sculpture show evidence of reworking to erase signs of age, while the corners of the mouth were deeply drilled to make the cheeks appear rounder and to bring the lips closer to the slight smile typical of 19th Dynasty royal sculpture.
Egyptian
8 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22 x 18.5 x 11 cm)
medium: anorthosite gneiss
culture: Egyptian
dynasty: 12th Dynasty, 19th Dynasty
reign: Sesostris III-Amenemhat III, Ramesses II
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
This work was exhibited at the salon of 1898 and apparently only issued in one size, this being quite rare. The plaque in Latin at the gladiator's feet reads "Plaudite Cives," meaning "Applaud citizens!." The man who has killed the lion looks to us, the audience, for recognition of his bravery, but also bows, like a stage entertainer after a show.
H: 14 15/16 x W: 21 7/16 x D: 11 1/4 in. (38 x 54.5 x 28.5 cm)
medium: bronze
Walters Art Museum, 1997, by purchase.
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Among the Māori, leaders are hereditary and imbued with mana, power and prestige that can be embodied and passed down in the artworks associated with them. Hei-tiki are among these treasured, mana-charged heirlooms, which connect the living to ancestors of the islands’ pre-European past. They may represent Hine-te-Iwaiwa, a legendary ancestress who is the exemplar of Māori womanhood and the patron of childbirth.
Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people
Greenstone (pounamu) (nephrite?)
Overall: 16.9 x 10.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 in.)
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Hei-tiki may represent Hine-te-Iwaiwa, a legendary ancestress who is the exemplar of Māori womanhood.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys