EditorialA scene in a kitchen. A man being instructed on how to carve meat. . The Housekeeper's Instructor; or, Universal family cook. Being an ample and clear display of the art of cookery ... Proper rules for brewing malt liquor ... The complete art of carvin...
EditorialRelief of the Holy Family, ca. 1160?80, British or North French, Ivory, Overall: 3 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (8.1 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm), Ivories, This exquisite carving, probably originally from a portable altar, is one of the most intimate and sensitive carvin...
EditorialBrush holder with Ode to the Pavilion of the Inebriated Old Man, ?? ??? ???? ?????? ?????, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), early 17th century, China, Bamboo, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Bamboo, Zhang Xihuang (active early 17th century), A tour de force of carvin...