EditorialNegative - Lakes Entrance, Victoria, 1933, The SS Gippsland on the Gippsland Lakes. The house on the hill is at 16 Robb Street Bairnsdale. The house overlooks the Mitchell River. The boat 'Gippsland' and the house, were both owned by the Dahlsen family...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman, Classical, ca. 470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena seated between two women Reverse, symposium (drinking...
Editorial??? ?????????, Box with garden scene, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), Yongle period (1403?24), 1403?1424, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Lacquer, On the cover, two seated men relax on a veranda that overlooks a b...
EditorialWoman at a balcony The story of Genji (series title) Genji monogatari (series title on object), Seated lady in clothing from the Heian period (794-1185), a large fan in her hand, leaning against the balustrade of a wooden terrace that overlooks the sea...
EditorialBuddhist caves, Adjunta. The ancient Buddhist site of Ajanta had been discovered by chance by a group of tiger-hunting British soldiers in 1819. Remote from cities but close to old trade routes, there are about 30 caves cut into the volcanic rock of th...
Editorial'A view of Porto Longone, Castiglione'. The fortress of St.James overlooks the gulf. . JOURNAL of a Tour through the Island of Elba, 26 Apr.-5 May 1789, by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Bart., of Stourhead, the Wiltshire antiquary and archaeologist, prec...
EditorialBattle scene. Shahnama of Firdawsi, with 39 miniatures. Opaque w. 1614. Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sawa Shah. The latter's army is led by three elephants with Indian mahouts; Sawa himself overlooks the scene from a throne on a hill. Outer edge r...
EditorialBuddhist caves, Adjunta. The ancient Buddhist site of Ajanta had been discovered by chance by a group of tiger-hunting British soldiers in 1819. Remote from cities but close to old trade routes, there are about 30 caves cut into the volcanic rock of th...
Editorial"Le Moulin de Daudet". Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) was inspired by the mill and the surrounding landscape to write his famous "Letters from my mill" ("Lettres de mon moulin") and "The Goat of M. Seguin". The mill overlooks the hills of Provence a...
EditorialTerracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman, Classical, ca. 470 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Vases, Obverse, Athena seated between two women Reverse, symposium (drinking...
Editorial??? ?????????, Box with garden scene, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), Yongle period (1403?24), 1403?1424, China, Carved red lacquer, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Lacquer, On the cover, two seated men relax on a veranda that overlooks a b...
EditorialA Female Musician Charms an Antelope, ca. 1825, Western India, Rajasthan, Kota, Ink and opaque watercolor on cloth, 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (25.1 x 19.7 cm), Paintings, The rugged, inhospitable terrain of Rajasthan, a favorite setting for Kota court artists,...
Editorial" Le Moulin de Daudet". Here the poet Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) wrote his famous " Letters from my mill" and " The Goat of M. Seguin". The mill overlooks the hills of Provence and the town of Fontevielle.
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