Piece

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Silk textiles composed of paired animals nestled in dense foliage were woven in Europe before 1400 and were probably inspired by precious Central Asian textiles. These two double cloths [34.41.7 and 09.50.1037] illustrate how the tradition continued, and their graphic quality mirrors that of Brother Rabbit.

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The fifty thousand objects in the Museum's comprehensive and historically important collection of European sculpture and decorative arts reflect the development of a number of art forms in Western European countries from the early fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The holdings include sculpture in many sizes and media, woodwork and furniture, ceramics and glass, metalwork and jewelry, horological and mathematical instruments, and tapestries and textiles. Ceramics made in Asia for export to European markets and sculpture and decorative arts produced in Latin America during this period are also included among these works.

Metropolitan Museum of Art