Students Leave for Research Cruise to Bermuda
Check out the SSV Corwith Cramer, the 134-foot sailing vessel that will take 16 College of Charleston students on a research cruise to Bermuda. President P. George Benson came to check out the ship and talk with students!
Students Leave for Research Cruise to Bermuda
Check out the SSV Corwith Cramer, the 134-foot sailing vessel that will take 16 College of Charleston students on a research cruise to Bermuda. President P. George Benson came to check out the ship and talk with students!
Lymphoid system
This topic is introduced by a brief description of the functions of the lymphatic system. A description of the primary and secondary lymphoid organs and their locations. An interactive feature illustrating both primary and secondary organs.
Title: Beijing opera headdress
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Vi
Description: Peking opera headdress, with three metal ornaments in the shape of dragons, two in profile, one with moving tongue and eyes, two springs and bells attached to the ends. Each panel at the front is decorated with pink and blue flowers. Jade tassels either side at the front and yellow chenille fringe around sides and back.
Title: porcelain dish
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Description: Finely potted porcelain saucer dish with slightly rounded sides, an everted lip and a slender foot-ring. The dish is covered inside and out with a high qulaity monochrome yellow glaze except for the base and inner side of the foot-ring, which are both white. There is a six-character Zhengde reign mark in a blue double ring on the base.
Description Source: Legeza, I.L. 1972. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm Macdonald Collection of Chinese Cerami
Title: wooden tomb figure
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual
Description: Carved wooden tomb figure. The figure is carved in a simplistic form with a head, body and arms but no legs; the only identifiable facial feature is the nose.
The figure is in fairly poor condition.
Title: painting of tribute presentation
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury
Description: Handscroll of a court scene depicting courtiers and foreigners bringing gifts to the emperor. The painting is symmetrical: both architecturally and the numbers of people on each side are balanced. In total 90 people are portrayed including court attendants and those presenting gifts. Two animals are shown, a lion and an elephant.
Title: set of poem cards in a lacquer box
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Ce
Description: Set of thirty six Japanese printed poem cards in a decorative lacquer box. Each card printed with a different figure and calligraphic poetic inscriptions.
Maki-e (Metal Powder Sprinkled Lacquer Decoration)
Title: inlaid shallow celadon bowl
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre fo
Description: Stoneware inlaid celadon bowl with rounded sides and foot. The bowl is inlaid on both the interior and exterior with a white and black slip decoration under a green celadon glaze. There are four stylised chrysanthemums within a scrolling foliage border on the exterior of the bowl, with four stylised chrysanthemums below. The interior has a central floral pattern of three stylised chrysanthemums surrounded by a ruyi-head border; the sides of the interior are decorated with fo
Title: incomplete crossbow trigger mechanism
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury
Description: Part of a cast bronze trigger mechanism for a crossbow. Only the frame and hook of the mechanism remain; the two pins, trigger rest and trigger are missing.
The mechanism shows signs of corrosion.
Title: Iranian blue and white bowl
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre fo
Description: Blue and white Persian bowl.
Title: Iranian blue and white bowl
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre fo
Description: Blue and white Persian bowl.
Title: Indian Buddha
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts<
Description: Carved stone figure of Buddha, seated in posture with his right hand held in his left. Seated within an enclosure or shrine. He wears long, flowing robes and his face bears a serene expression.
Title: Guan ware dish
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Description: Guan ware. Dark brown stoneware dish with slightly rounded sides and foliated lip, standing on a short foot. The dish is covered with a thick ash-grey glaze with a clearly defined black crackle. The underside is also glazed and has five spur marks, produced during the firing process.
Description Source: Legeza, I.L. 1972. Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Malcolm Macdonald Collection of Chinese Ceramics in the Gulbenkian Museum of Oriental Art and Archa
Title: tomb guardian - pottery lion-earth spirit
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sains
Description: Animal guardian or Earth Spirit, terracotta and painted pigments.
Title: toad snuff bottle
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual A
Description: Finely carved jade snuff bottle in the shape of a toad, with a carved wooden stand.
The snuff bottle is carved in the shape of a toad with an orange-coloured stopper in its mouth; the stopper has a carved bulbous head with a slim shaft and spoon. The wooden stand is carved to resemble a lotus pad.
Title: jade mountain
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts<
Description: Kidney-shaped jade boulder mountain and landscape, carved with a scene depicting the three Daoist stellar gods of longevity, prosperity and happiness. The three Immortals stand on a small terrace beneath a flight of steps leading up to a temple high up on the mountain. Below the terrace are four pilgrims to the sacred mountain shrine paying homage to them. The boulder is carved on all sides with rocky outcrops and pine trees; there is a town carved on one side and two deer o
Title: inlaid deep celadon bowl
VADS Collection: Artworld: Sainsbury Centre for V
Description: Stoneware inlaid celadon bowl with rounded sides and foot. The bowl is inlaid on both the interior and exterior with a white and black slip decoration under a green celadon glaze. There are four stylised chrysanthemums within a scrolling foliage border on the exterior of the bowl. The interior has a central floral pattern of three stylised chrysanthemums; the sides of the interior are decorated with sprigs of flowers below a narrow border. The entire bowl is glazed, includin
