EditorialNew Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1. Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1801. Dimensions: . Color woodblock prin...
EditorialNew Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1. Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1801. Dimensions: . Color woodblock prin...
EditorialNew Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1. Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1801. Dimensions: . Color woodblock prin...
EditorialOcean Wave Hexagons, Mulberry paper (kozo washi) treated with fermented persimmon tannin (kakishibu), and silk threads (itoire), Ocean wave (seikaiha) hexagons (kikko) form this geometric motif. During the feudal period, samurai would wear armor constr...
EditorialOliphant, 12th century, Made in Almalfi, Italy, South Italian, Ivory, metal mounts, Overall: 16 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (43 x 9 cm), Ivories, Decorated elephant tusks could be employed as drinking vessels, as horns to announce the hunt, or as symbols of feu...
EditorialNew Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1. Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1801. Dimensions: . Color woodblock prin...
EditorialNew Year Manzai Performance at a Feudal Lord's Mansion, from the illustrated book "Picture Book: Flowers of the Four Seasons (Ehon shiki no hana)," vol. 1. Kitagawa Utamaro ??? ??; Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806. Date: 1801. Dimensions: . Color woodblock prin...
EditorialKhamba Jong. The caption in Tibet and Lhasa reads: 'This is the name of the Fort, which is surrounded by a small village. It was the first place in Tibet visited by the Mission, and where the negotiations commenced...These Jongs or Castles are scattere...
EditorialCastle of Angers, built 1228-1238 by King Louis IX, the Saint. A fine example of feudal architecture in slate with white ornaments, it has 17 round towers and is surrounded by moats.
EditorialMaharana Bhim Singh and Retinue Embark on a Hunt, ca. 1805?10, Western India, Rajasthan, Udaipur or Devgarh, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 15 x 16 1/8 in. (38.1 x 41 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Chokha (Indian, active 1799?ca. 1826), Chok...
EditorialOliphant, 12th century, Made in Almalfi, Italy, South Italian, Ivory, metal mounts, Overall: 16 15/16 x 3 9/16 in. (43 x 9 cm), Ivories, Decorated elephant tusks could be employed as drinking vessels, as horns to announce the hunt, or as symbols of feu...
EditorialFarmers' Lives in the Twelve Months, ????????, Edo period (1615?1868), late 17th?early 18th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper, Image (each screen): 48 7/8 x 120 11/16 in. (124.2 x 306.6 cm), Screens, Rice continu...