Abroad, powerful universities have their own museums. In the past few years, Shenyang universities have also relied on universities to build museums with the support of the government, such as the Paleontological Museum of Shenyang Normal University, the Arms Museum of Shenyang Ligong University, the Liaoning Provincial Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum), and the Shenyang Architecture Museum of Shenyang Jianzhu University. Some have been there, some haven't.
Schools like Harvard are not bad at money, and there are at least two museums (visited) – the Natural History Museum and the Museum of Art.
The Harvard University Museum consists of the Fogg Museum of Art, the Boothrich Lessinger Museum of Art, and the Arthur Sackler Museum of Art. They are all named after major donors. Fogg mainly collects Western paintings, Booth leisinger mainly collects German art, and Arthur Sackler mainly collects Asian art.
Now they are all under one roof, collectively known as the "Harvard Art Museum".
A museum without ancient Chinese artwork is not a good museum. The Harvard Art Museum has a good collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, jades, ceramics, ancient paintings, and Buddhist carvings.
Room 1610 of the museum is dedicated to Chinese Buddha statues (there are also a few sporadic pieces from other East Asian countries). If you have the opportunity, you must not leave room 2740, where there are Dunhuang cultural relics.
See how high the level of Chinese statues in Harvard's collection is. If the collection was acquired at the beginning of the last century, hey! Probably not so clean. Fortunately, the collections that enter the museum are also considered "lifelong dependent", so let them spread Chinese culture forever.
Harvard University Art Museum.
The museum is open on two floors. Tickets 20, perhaps, are not well remembered.
Ancient statues on display in Hall 1610. The collection of this exhibition hall is mainly from the collection of Grenville L. Winthrop (1864-1943). Winthrop graduated from Harvard University and had a special interest in early Chinese art.
The statues in the collection here are all from the Tang Dynasty.
Seated Buddha, early eighth century, Tang Dynasty.
Statue of a monk, circa 570, six facing Northern Qi. These two statues are not very tall. Thin and thin, Northern Qi has significant characteristics.
Statue of a Bodhisattva, 534-550, Six Dynasties northern Wei, Tianlong Temple.
Watching this raw lala knocked down from the stone wall, it hurts!
Feitian, 534-550, Six Dynasties northern Wei, Tianlong Temple.
Guanyin standing statue, about 570, six facing Northern Qi.
A bodhisattva with a peaceful face, but a foreign country outside.
Buddha Head, 550-577, Six Dynasties of Northern Qi.
Seated statue of Shakyamuni, late sixth century, Six Dynasties period northern Qi to Sui dynasty.
Such a run statue is rare in China.
Statue of Guanyin, 581-618, Sui Dynasty.
Seated statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva and Dashizhi Bodhisattva, 581-618, Sui Dynasty.
Statue of the Heavenly King of the Tang Dynasty.
In addition to the stone statues in the exhibition hall, the display cabinet next to a wall is a small bronze and gilded Buddha statue from many Asian countries, of course, the most is still ancient China.
Small gilded statues of ancient Asia on display in the exhibition hall.
Gilded statues are usually small in size.
On both sides there is a seated statue of the six-armed Avalokiteshvara, thirteenth century, Tibet.
Northern Wei 386-534. This Buddha has a high bun, ears and shoulders, a rounded face, a serene demeanor, and a solemn appearance. The right hand is made of the fearless seal, the left hand is held in the corner of the garment, and the right shoulder type monk branch is dressed, and the knot sits on a double-decked pedestal. This is the classic style of gold and bronze statues in the Northern Wei Taihe period.
The statue and the pedestal are cast together, and the double-deck pedestal is exquisitely carved and well-made. The upper level is a Sumire seat, covered with lotus petals on the back, and the side of the platform is decorated with tang grass patterns. The two eagled lions in front of the seat looked back and turned to look up, with a mighty posture. The lower square seat has a wavy door with an offering carved on both sides.
The statue of the Buddha,D.C. is well preserved, exquisitely carved, and has a clear chronology, making it one of the most important surviving golden and bronze Buddhist statues in the world.
Early sixth century, Northern Wei, female benefactor (bottom left); Buddha statue, Northern Qi to Sui (upper right).
A female statue of Dowana.
Statue of Guanyin, Tang Dynasty 618-907.
The bodhisattva has a graceful posture and a fluttering garment.
Statue of a monk, early sixth century Northern Wei Dynasty. The clothes are layered.
The flying of this group of playing instruments is also rare.
Playing the instrument of the Flying Heavens, Northern Wei or Eastern Wei.
Seated statue of Shakyamuni, 3rd-4th century, Six Dynasties period.
Seated Buddha, 9th century, Pakistan.
Statue of Shakyamuni, 8th-10th century, Nepal.
Late sixth century to early seventh century, Korea.
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