The Collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Abstract Expressionism acquired aesthetic album Album leaf American ancient artist bamboo beautiful became Bena Lulua blue body bronze century A.D. Cézanne China Chinese clay color composition contemporary court create Cressent culture decorative depicted Dong Qichang early ébéniste eighteenth century elegant European example exhibition figure French Friends of Art furniture Gallery glaze gold Gong Xian hand head Hemba highly important Impressionists interior Japanese Kansas City Karaikkalammaiyar known lacquer landscape late Li Kan marble master Ming motif mounts Museum of Art Museum purchase museum's collection nature Nelson Nelson-Atkins Museum Northern Song dynasty objects Oil on canvas ormolu ornament painter painting panel paper Paris patron period piece Pissarro polychrome porcelain portrait represented Roman Saint scene scroll sculpture seventeenth Shen Zhou Shiva Sickman style symbol Tang dynasty Tang dynasty A.D. temple tion tomb tradition tree trustees wares William Rockhill Nelson wood Xia Gui Zhou