EditorialFireworks emulating the Olympic Rings appear above the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialFireworks emulating the Olympic Rings appear above the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics in Beijing on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
Editorial'A sage pointing at the moon', Japan, Edo period, 1817. This smiling sage reclines while pointing to the full moon. At his side is a drinking vessel and what appears to be some paper or a scroll. In the second half of the Edo period, especially during ...
Editorial'A sage pointing at the moon', Japan, Edo period, 1817. This smiling sage reclines while pointing to the full moon. At his side is a drinking vessel and what appears to be some paper or a scroll. In the second half of the Edo period, especially during ...
EditorialTea Canister, 1769, Made in Bucks County, Wrightstown, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Earthenware; Redware, H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics, Joseph Smith , active 1760s, This earthenware tea canister is one of the earliest known dated examples...
EditorialBowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware, 9th century, Attributed to Iraq, probably Basra, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Ceramics, Ceramics such as this bowl are among the first examples to incorporate calligraphy as ...
Editorial'A sage pointing at the moon', Japan, Edo period, 1817. This smiling sage reclines while pointing to the full moon. At his side is a drinking vessel and what appears to be some paper or a scroll. In the second half of the Edo period, especially during ...