Viewing page 18 of 50

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

REAR HALL LEADING FROM SECOND GALLERY TO THE PEACOCK ROOM

UPPER FLOOR

Stone Sculpture. A temple defender. Tang. Chinese.
Large Painting on end wall. Attributed to Takuma Tamehisa of the Kamakura period. Japanese. 
Rug on side wall. XV Century. Damascus. 

LOWER FLOOR

Stone Sculpture. Chinese. 
Large seated figure. Kwanyin. Tang.
Small seated figure. Kwanyin. Wei.

5


PEACOCK ROOM

PAINTED FOR MR. F. R. LEYLAND BY WHISTLER IN 1876-7 
REMOVED IN ITS ENTIRETY FROM NO. 49 PRINCES GATE, LONDON.

ON SHELVES

Ancient Potteries from Egypt, Persia, Mesopotamia, China, Corea and Japan.

IN GLASS CASE

The Old Testament Manuscript of Deuteronomy and Joshua.

The Washington Manuscript of the Gospels with wood covers belonging thereto. 

ON CENTER TABLE

Stone Sculptured Figure. Kwanyin (goddess of forgiveness).      
Chinese, of the Wei dynasty. 

Large Stone Head of Buddha. Chinese, of the early Tang dynasty.

Large Bronze Head of Buddha. Siamese, of the VII or VIII Century. 

ON SIDE TABLE

Wooden Buddhistic Statues. Japanese, of the Suiko, Tempio and Kamakura Periods.

6