The PB Collection is strong in visual and material culture from China and Japan, although there are also some rare pieces from India, Tibet, and Thailand. The Chinese objects are evidence of Paulson’s dedication to studying Buddhist and Daoist religions and literati (gentleman-scholar) culture. There are several sand-colored stone Chinese buddhas and bodhisattvas, authoritative in aspect, whether standing or seated, fragmentary or whole; a hand-carved, rainbow tinted Tibetan altar, with two tiers of niches filled with gilt bronze buddhas; cabinets and screens carved or painted with Dakini (or sky dancer, female embodiment of enlightened energy) and seated Buddhas or Dakini and seated monks; and an oxblood red stand suspends a rotating prayer wheel. There are also antique desks and display cases laden with scholar implements, including brushes of wood, glass, and jade and brush holders of bamboo and coral; ink cakes shaped like fruits and leaves and painted with flowers and immortals; ink stones of jade and water droppers of amber and clay; wrist rests of bamboo carved with temples in landscapes; and seals of jade and soapstone carved with figures and pavilions. Finally, there are numerous small jade carvings of animals, landscapes, bowls, and vases, together with audacious limestone scholar stones eroded by wind/water so they resemble “faces.”