Porcelain incense burner with flower motifs. Japan, Edo period, around 1800 [1320×2190]January 16, 2026
Guardian sculptures inside Mogao Cave #194. China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 AD [3180×3000]January 16, 2026
An Ancestral Puebloan ceramic storage jar which displays the typical geometric black on red designs of the Wingate Style, 1125-1200 CE. Now housed at the Dallas Museum of Art [903×938]January 16, 2026
The Spanish archaeologist Manuel Esteve posing with a Corinthian helmet that he had found in 1938 [1080×1385]January 15, 2026
An English translation of Kachi-Kachi Yama, a gruesome fairy tale. Story in comments. Japan, Meiji period, 1885 [1300×1646]January 9, 2026
Architectural niche depicting Sakyamuni surrounded by devotees and an elephant. Hadda, Afghanistan, 4th-5th century AD [3000×2780]January 9, 2026
Phoenix Coronet of Empress Xiaoduan from China’s Ming Dynasty, a national treasure currently housed in the National Museum of China in Beijing. The crown dates to the Wanli Era (1573-1620) of the Ming Dynasty.[1284×1335]January 8, 2026
Jade and gold burial suit of Dou Wan, wife of Prince Jing, Hebei Province, China, western Han dynasty, 206 BC–9 AD [896 x 576]January 8, 2026
