EditorialA tradesman. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. The tradesman wears a sleeveless pink jacket of silk, with a collar of velvet. His stockings are of cotton quilt and his shoes are embroidered. His pipe, pou...
EditorialKnife with Holder and Two Chopsticks, China, Qing dynasty (16441911), Kangxi period (16621722), Date late 17th centuryearly 18th century, China, Enamel, L. 13 in. (33 cm), Enamels.
EditorialKnife with Sheath, Chopsticks, and Earspoon, Chinese, 18th19th century, Chinese, Steel, wood, ivory, brass, gold, Knife (a); L. with sheath 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); L. without sheath 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm); W. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Wt. 0.9 oz. (25.5 g); sheath ...
EditorialChinese men collecting varnish from the Chinese lacquer tree, Toxicodendron vernicifluum, using bamboo pipes. One man stirs collected varnish in a pan while another eats from a bowl with chopsticks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi ...
EditorialA lacquered bowl, A black lacquered bowl filled with custard soup (chawan mushi), on a tray with chopsticks. With one poem, bowl, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820, paper, colour woodcut, h 214 mm ? w 186 mm.
EditorialA lacquered bowl, A black lacquered bowl filled with custard soup (chawan mushi), on a tray with chopsticks. With one poem, bowl, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820, paper, polishing, h 197 mm ? w 167 mm.
EditorialA lacquered bowl, A black lacquered bowl filled with custard soup (chawan mushi), on a tray with chopsticks. With one poem, bowl, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820, paper, polishing, h 197 mm ? w 167 mm.
EditorialA lacquered bowl, A black lacquered bowl filled with custard soup (chawan mushi), on a tray with chopsticks. With one poem, bowl, Kubota Shunman (mentioned on object), Japan, c. 1810 - c. 1820, paper, polishing, h 197 mm ? w 167 mm.
EditorialWoman Standing Next to Bowls and Chopsticks, left sheet of the triptych The Fourth Month: The First Cuckoo, from the series The Twelve Months. Date: sixth month 1854.
EditorialA tradesman. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. The tradesman wears a sleeveless pink jacket of silk, with a collar of velvet. His stockings are of cotton quilt and his shoes are embroidered. His pipe, pou...
EditorialVan-Ta-Zhin. The Costume of China. Illustrated in forty-eight c. William Miller: London, 1805. Portrait of Van-Ta-Zhin, a military Mandarin. An officer appointed to attend the British Embassy. He wears a cap with a peacock feather. He wears a blue cott...