EditorialArtist: Gong Xian, Chinese, 16191689, A Lofty?Pavilion, ca.?1683, Hanging scroll: ink on paper, without mounting: 65 1/8 ? 19 5/8 in. (165.4 ? 49.9 cm), Gong Xian is the foremost painter associated with the group known as the Eight Masters of Nanjing. ...
EditorialFigure of Ho Xian Gu Holding Lotus Leaf, China, early Qing dynasty (16441911), Kangxi period (16621722), Culture: China, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit, H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Cera...
EditorialFigure of Ho Xian Gu Holding Lotus Leaf, China, early Qing dynasty (16441911), Kangxi period (16621722), Culture: China, Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit, H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); W. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); D. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm), Cera...
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFive character calligraphy, Muan Xingtao (Chinese, 1611-1684), Edo, about 1670, ink on paper, 82-3/4 x 11-13/16 in.(overall without knobs) 50-5/16 x 11 in. (image), Inscribed: xian chuang ren yue ming (Jpse: kanso nin getsumei) (Japanese characters) Th...
EditorialFood Steamer (Xian), c. 1000 BC. China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC) to early Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC). Bronze; overall: 39.4 x 26.7 x 24.8 cm (15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.).
EditorialLandscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran, c. 1650. Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599-1689). Hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk; image: 216.6 x 57.3 cm (85 1/4 x 22 9/16 in.); overall: 285.8 x 75.5 cm (112 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.); with knobs: 258.8 x ...
EditorialDish with Ducks in Lotus Pond: Ding Ware, 12th Century. China, Hebei province, Chuyang xian, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration and copper band at lip; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.).
EditorialDish with Ducks in Lotus Pond: Ding Ware, 12th Century. China, Hebei province, Chuyang xian, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration and copper band at lip; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.).