Give an artful gift from The Met.
This set of five nesting dolls celebrates the diversity of The Met collection. Each doll represents a different curatorial area with reference to a treasure in the Museum’s holdings. From the Asian art collection is a dazzling late 18th–early 19th-century Japanese robe called an uchikake, embroidered with peonies, plum blossoms, and butterflies; a work of 18th-century French costume armor in the Classical style recalls the magnificence of arms and armor across cultures and through time; a late 19th-century child’s robe attributed to India exemplifies the rich artisanship found throughout the Islamic art galleries; a Middle Kingdom estate figure (ca. 1981–1975 BCE) decorated with a colorful feather-pattern dress embodies the rich symbolism of ancient Egyptian art; and a timeless Inca tunic (1460–1626) with a striking checkerboard motif evokes the ancient American splendors in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.
