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Description: | -The Japanese collection consists largely of prints, including works by most of the leading artists, and netsuke,inro and a small group of weapons and armour. The weapons are from the William Dodds bequest. The Tibet collection has representative thankgkas, figures of gods, and other religious and secular artefacts. The MacDonald collection of Chinese ceramics is internationally important.
Korean Koryo dynasty (918-1392) celadon wares with inlaid decoration. Burmese, Cambodian and Thai art is dominated by Buddhism and the collection has a number of Buddhist artefacts and sculptures. Thailand and Vietnam are represented by a collection of trade wares found in Indonesia and recently given to the Museum.
The Indian collection contains examples of Buddhist figures, stonework from Gandhara and artefacts from other religions, mainly but not exclusively Hindu. There are weapons, jade vessels, miniature paintings and other fine craftwork from the Moghul period and a number of 19th century paintings of religious subjects.
Small collection of Islamic art, mostly ceramics, but with some glass, metalwork, coins and a few examples of fine calligraphy and miniatures. Several of the miniatures and metalwork items are of Mughal origin, as are a number of fine quality jades ( Harding Collection).Also are modern Palestinian textiles and ethnographic items from the Tihama.
Collection referred to in 'Malcolm Macdonald Collection of Chinese ceramics' by Ireneus Lasllo Legeza, London, 1972.
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