EditorialFlattened Jar, Sui (581?618)?early Tang (618?907) dynasty, ca. late 6th?7th century, China, Stoneware with molded decoration under olive-yellow glaze, H. 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), Ceramics, The mold-impresse...
EditorialA lady in morning déshabille. Galerie des modes et costumes francais, dessines d. Paris, 1911-14. A lady in morning déshabille, lounging on a sofa, playing with her dog'. [Description] A Polish style caraco; it requires a good figure to carry this of...
EditorialSmall Glass Ewer, 11th century, Probably made in Iran, Glass, green; blown, applied handle and decoration, H. (at handle tab) 5 3/4 in., Glass, The decoration created by a thread of glass trailed around this vessel is suggestive of the undulating styli...
EditorialPrisoner, late 16th?early 17th century, Italian, probably Rome, Gilt bronze, Height: 5 in. (12.7 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, The elgant contrapposto, elongation, and refinement of details are strongly suggestive of an artist in the stylistic wake of Gugliel...
EditorialHead of a Bodhisattva, Khotan Kingdom, 6th?7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Red clay with traces of color, 9 x 6 x 5 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm), Sculpture, The delicate modeling of the hair and face provide a sense of the sophisticated...
EditorialWoman and Child, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1794?95, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 in. (37.8 x 25.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753??1806), In this playful, amusing picture, a young boy points at ...
EditorialPortrait of a Man, 1755?65, Red and black chalk on off-white laid paper, verso worked in black chalk (in area corresponding to the sitter's jacket on the recto), Sheet: 9 1/2 ? 7 3/8 in. (24.1 ? 18.7 cm), Drawings, Jean ?tienne Liotard (Swiss, Geneva 1...
EditorialBeauty Looking at Her Image in a Mirror, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1840, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 1/16 x 7 1/8 in. (20.5 x 18.1 cm), Prints, Utagawa Sadakage (Japanese, active mid-19th century), Sadakage...
EditorialWoman Folding Cloth, Edo period (1615?1868), 1760?1849, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 5 1/8 x 6 13/16 in. (13 x 17.3 cm), Prints, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760?1849 Tokyo (Edo)), In this suggesti...
EditorialAn Arhat, a Buddhist Saint, 14th century, Tibet, Stone with color, H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm), Sculpture, An arhat (?venerable?) holds the highest rank in the Buddhist hierarchy, immediately below a Buddha. This bearded saint is seated in a yogic posture ...