EditorialMariko: The Selling of the Local Yam Soup Specialty at the Station, no. 21 from the series Collection of Illustrations of Famous Places near the Fifty-Three Stations [Along the Tokaido]. Date: seventh month 1855. Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm.
EditorialMariko: The Selling of the Local Yam Soup Specialty at the Station, no. 21 from the series Collection of Illustrations of Famous Places near the Fifty-Three Stations [Along the Tokaido]. Date: seventh month 1855. Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm.
EditorialMinakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date...
EditorialBronze handles of a hydria (water jar), Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (22.2 x 18.6 cm); a, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); b,c width with palmettes 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Bronzes, This handle is iconographicall...
EditorialMinakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date...
EditorialMinakuchi: Dried Gourd Shavings, A Local Specialty (Minakuchi, meibutsu kanpyo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date...
EditorialRecto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto... " (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5) .
EditorialPear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with scale-relief and flowers. The scale-relief was a specialty of Ludwigsburg, never copied by any other maufacture. Detail: the " scale" pattern. See 30-03-02 / 30. Ludwigsburg, 1765.
EditorialPear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with scale-relief and flowers. The scale-relief was a specialty of Ludwigsburg, never copied by any other maufacture. 1765.
EditorialMariko: The Selling of the Local Yam Soup Specialty at the Station, no. 21 from the series Collection of Illustrations of Famous Places near the Fifty-Three Stations [Along the Tokaido]. Date: seventh month 1855. Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm.
EditorialBronze handles of a hydria (water jar), Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (22.2 x 18.6 cm); a, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); b,c width with palmettes 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Bronzes, This handle is iconographicall...
EditorialRecto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto... " (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5) .
EditorialNeptune, ca. 1580, Copper alloy with light brown patina under a verdigris patina., H. 28.3 cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Attributed to Pietro da Barga (Italian, Florence, active 1574?88), Small-scale copies after the Antique such as this figure were a special...
EditorialPortrait of a Prelate, ca. 1580, Oil on copper, Diameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Lavinia Fontana (Italian, Bologna 1552?1614 Rome), The daughter of a leading painter in Bologna, Lavinia Fontana became the most famous woman artist of...
EditorialVirgin and Child, mid-15th century, Made in Utrecht, The Netherlands, North Netherlandish, Ivory, 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm), Ivories, Offering a bunch of grapes symbolizing the Eucharist, this Virgin and Christ child must have originally been set in the cent...
EditorialPharmacy Jar, 1400?1450, Made in probably Manises, Valencia, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall: 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (31.8 x 14 cm), Ceramics, Pharmacy jars used for spices and drugs were a specialty of Valencian potters during the 1400s. T...
EditorialBase of an Altar Cross with the Four Evangelists and Their Symbols, ca. 1160, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlev? enamel, copper-gilt, Overall: 2 5/8 x 5 7/8 in. (6.7 x 14.9 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The base for the cross i...
EditorialBronze handles of a hydria (water jar), Late Archaic, early 5th century B.C., Greek, Bronze, Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 5/16 in. (22.2 x 18.6 cm); a, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); b,c width with palmettes 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Bronzes, This handle is iconographicall...
EditorialBurgonet, ca. 1550?55, Augsburg, German, Augsburg, Steel, H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm); D. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 4 lb. 11 oz. (2126 g), Helmets, In the mid-sixteenth century, armor covered with embossed figures and ornament in the Ma...
EditorialGlass Dish with an Engraving of the Raising of Lazarus, 4th?5th century, Late Roman, Green Glass, engraved, Overall: 9 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (24 x 3.8 cm), Glass-Vessels, Glass vessels engraved with narrative scenes were a specialty of the Rhine River regio...
Editorial? ?? ????? ?, Spring Breeze of Myriad Pasts, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), China, Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Image: 61 3/4 x 27 1/2 in. (156.8 x 69.9 cm), Paintings, Zhang You (Chinese, active mid 15th century), Zhang You, a native of Fengyang, Anhui Pro...
EditorialPear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with scale-relief and flowers. The scale-relief was a specialty of Ludwigsburg, never copied by any other maufacture. Detail: the " scale" pattern. See 30-03-02 / 30. Ludwigsburg, 1765.
EditorialPear-shaped tea-box, chocolate and tea-pots with scale-relief and flowers. The scale-relief was a specialty of Ludwigsburg, never copied by any other maufacture. 1765.