EditorialFolding fan with leaf on which watercolor in Vertumnus & Pomona, on a carved and silver-gold and gold-plated frame of mother-of-pearl, on a carved and leaf silver and gold frame with mother-of-pearl. 22 contiguous legs, cut out and ajour worked. The pa...
EditorialVasishta recounts the entire genealogy of the great Ikshvaku dynasty to all present. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Source: Add. 15295, f.191. Language: Sanskrit.
EditorialPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighth night: The young prince recounts his experiences to his father, the king, 1558-1560. India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar (1556-1605), 16th century. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper;.
EditorialVasishta recounts the entire genealogy of the great Ikshvaku dynasty to all present. Ramayana, Bala Kanda. Udaipur, 1712. Source: Add. 15295, f.191. Language: Sanskrit.
EditorialDante and Beatrice before Justinian, who recounts the history of the Roman Empire. Divina Commedia. Italy, N. (Tuscany, Siena?); between 1444 and c. 1450. Source: Yates Thompson 36, f.139. Language: Italian.
EditorialTaima Mandala, ?????, Edo period (1615?1868), 1750, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, 41 13/16 x 37 1/16 in. (106.2 x 94.1 cm), Paintings, The Taima Mandala represents the Pure Land of the Buddha Amida (Sanskrit: Amitabha) bordered o...
EditorialPlaque with the Pentecost, ca. 1150?75, Made in Meuse Valley, South Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlev? and translucent enamel on copper gilt, Overall: 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 1/4 in. (10.3 x 10.3 x 0.6 cm), Enamels-Champlev?, The Acts of the Apostle...