Editorialbrushpot with scenes of country pursuits, Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty, about 1700, various inlays in zitan wood, 5-3/8 x 3-5/8 x 3-5/8 in., Asian Art.
EditorialYouths and Maidens Engaged in Country Pursuits. Antoine Caron; French, c. 1515-1593. Date: 1530-1600. Dimensions: 235 ? 295 mm. Black chalk and brush and brown wash, with traces of pen and brown ink, on cream laid paper, incised with stylus, and blacke...
EditorialYouths and Maidens Engaged in Country Pursuits. Antoine Caron; French, c. 1515-1593. Date: 1530-1600. Dimensions: 235 ? 295 mm. Black chalk and brush and brown wash, with traces of pen and brown ink, on cream laid paper, incised with stylus, and blacke...
EditorialTelemachus, by order of Astarbe, avoids the pursuits of Pygmalion. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Cook after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.
EditorialPage of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz, late 15th century, Attributed to present-day Afghanistan, Herat, Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, 11 7/8 x 7 1/2in. (30.2 x 19cm), Codices, This leaf comes from a dis...
EditorialThe Four Accomplishments, ???????, Muromachi period (1392?1573), mid-16th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper, Image (each screen): 67 x 150 in. (170.2 x 381 cm), Screens, Kano Motonobu (Japan, ca. 1476?1559), With...
Editorial'Bahram Gur Shows His Skill Hunting, while Fitna Watches', Folio from a Haft Paykar (Seven Portraits) of Nizami, mid-16th century, Attributed to Iran, Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, Image 6 3/8 in x 8 7/8 in., Codices, Excellence in the pur...
EditorialTerracotta kylix (drinking cup), Classical, ca. 460?450 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, Diam.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm), Vases, Interior, satyr cooking. Although satyr iconography tends to focus on the specific pursuits of Dionysos, the god of w...
EditorialBox (Sumiaka tebako) with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Plum, Edo period (1615?1868), 19th century, Japan, Gold maki-e on nashiji lacquer with basket, Overall: 8 3/4 x 10 x 10 7/8 in. (22.2 x 25.4 x 27.7 cm), Lacquer, Well-born Japanese brides brought el...
EditorialVase with Women Enjoying Scholarly Pursuits, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Kangxi period (1662?1722), early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm); ...
EditorialTelemachus, by order of Astarbe, avoids the pursuits of Pygmalion. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Cook after an illustration by C. Monnet from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G. Kearsley, London, 1778.
EditorialYoung nobleman on horseback From China, Yuan dynasty, dated the 27th year of Zhiyuan 1290 CE Qian Xuan (about 1235-1300) was a scholar-official from Wuxing, Zhejiang Province. After the Mongol conquest of China in 1279, he became a yimin ('lefto...