EditorialBottle, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), Chongzhen period, 17th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Ceramics, The twisted shape of the vertical lobes that define this bottle, and th...
EditorialYoung Duck, ca. 1914?16; cast 1918, Bronze, 11 x 5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 14.9 x 21.6 cm), Sculpture, Harry Dickinson Thrasher (American, Plainfield, New Hampshire 1883?1918 France), A long-time assistant in the studio of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Thras...
EditorialJeronimo de Zurita y Castro (1512-1580). Spanish historian, founder of the modern tradition of historical scholarship in Spain. Colored engraving.
EditorialJeronimo de Zurita y Castro (1512-1580). Spanish historian, founder of the modern tradition of historical scholarship in Spain. Colored engraving.
EditorialSugawara no Michizane in Chinese dress, Muromachi period, Japan, late 15th century. Holding a small branch of plum blossom, the badge of a Chinese scholar-gentleman. His Chinese appearance may be a reference to the legend that he studied Zen in China a...