EditorialOctagonal spittoon with lotus plants and willow, Octagonal spiky porcelain with ear, a convex body and pressed corners, painted in underglaze blue. Blooming lotus plants on the wall, a willow tree and two flower branches on either side of the ear, the ...
EditorialShort men's boots in patent leather with fabric 'splicing', button fastening, Short men's boot, Balmoral boat, in patent leather with fabric 'splicing', buttons fastening. Decorative stitching on the nose. Diagonally across the instep the closure with ...
EditorialShort men's boots in patent leather with fabric 'splicing', button fastening, Short men's boot, Balmoral boat, in patent leather with fabric 'splicing', button closure. Decorative stitching on the nose. Diagonally across the instep the closure with six...
EditorialVincent van Gogh: Still Life (Nature morte), Vincent van Gogh, May 1888, Oil on canvas, Van Gogh often called his still life paintings 'color studies.' Flowers in particular, arranged in different combinations and set against saturated fields of color,...
EditorialMiddle illustration: a woman holding a seashell banner riding a merman with a trident, who together confront another woman holding a fish banner riding a merman holding a club. Illustration at foot of page: a curious spiky sea monster. Dell' Universale...
EditorialLuster-Painted Bottle, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque white glaze, with silver fittings, H. 14 in. (35.6 cm), Ceramics, In the seventeenth century, lusterware production was revived in Iran. Painted w...
EditorialTraveling Box, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), early 15th century, China, Leather, wood, iron, gold, and pigment, H. 21 in. (53.3 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); D. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Lacquer, This extraordinary box, most likely made for a Tibetan visitor to th...
EditorialDesert Scene with Antelope, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, Dynasty 18, ca. 1353?1336 B.C., From Egypt; Probably from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu); Probably originally from Amarna (Akhetaten), Limestone, paint, H. 22.9 cm (9 in); w. 52.1 c...
EditorialGlass bowl decorated with four busts in roundels, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm), Glass, Colorless with a pale green tinge., Plain vertical rim with uneven ground lip; hemispherical body; slightly flat...
EditorialShoulder clasps from the ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Anglo-Saxon, early 7th century. Shoulder-clasps made in two halves, hinged and fastened by a strong pin. The decoration on each half is nearly identical-four panels with geometric stepped cell-work wi...