EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
EditorialPrayer Rug, late 16th century, Attributed to Egypt or Turkey, Silk, wool, Rug: H. 71 in. (180.34 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The Ottoman workshops produced a great variety of carpet designs that usually employed a group of familiar elements, consisting of natu...
EditorialGanesa on Parvati's lap. The young Ganesa, wearing a yellow ‘dhoti’ is seated in Parvati’s lap with his rat; Parvati, wearing a red ‘sari,’ sits on lotuses in a canopied throne. Fleming Collection. c.1770. opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1...
EditorialSun God Surya with Adityas, Attendants, and?Wives, late 11th?century, Schist, 74.9 ? 35.6 ? 14 cm (29 1/2 ? 14 ? 5 1/2?in.), Surya is featured in both Buddhist and Hindu traditions and is one of the twelve Adityas, or children of the goddess of the hea...
EditorialAttic black-figure neck-amphora with member. Decoration of (A. and B. Apollo playing the lyre and Artemis with her deer ?, Leagros Group, Attic black figurine neck with lid, round the foot a halo, under the figurative representations a row of connected...
EditorialBasket with pierced body and chain, Openwork porcelain vase hanging on a porcelain link chain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, black and gold with flowers. The openwork wall is divided into three differently colored layers and has sha...
EditorialGanesa on Parvati's lap. The young Ganesa, wearing a yellow ‘dhoti’ is seated in Parvati’s lap with his rat; Parvati, wearing a red ‘sari,’ sits on lotuses in a canopied throne. Fleming Collection. c.1770. opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1...
EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
EditorialBasket with pierced body and chain, Openwork porcelain vase hanging on a porcelain link chain, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, black and gold with flowers. The openwork wall is divided into three differently colored layers and has sha...
EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
EditorialSilk carpet, carpet, a so-called polenta carpet, made of knotted silk and embroidered with gold and silver thread. In the midfield a tendril pattern with lotuses transformed into cartouche-like palmettes and various small ornaments. Background has a di...
EditorialSnuff Bottle with Two Egrets Among Lotuses, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 1800?1900, China, Grey, brown, and black agate with carged decoration, 6.9 ? 4.9 ? 2.3 cm (2 3/4 ? 1 15/16 ? 15/16 in.).
EditorialGanesa on Parvati's lap. The young Ganesa, wearing a yellow ‘dhoti’ is seated in Parvati’s lap with his rat; Parvati, wearing a red ‘sari,’ sits on lotuses in a canopied throne. Fleming Collection. c.1770. opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1...
EditorialLotuses, Insects, and Birds, possibly 1500s. China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; image: 112.6 x 57.5 cm (44 5/16 x 22 5/8 in.); overall: 174.5 x 77.5 cm (68 11/16 x 30 1/2 in.).
EditorialGanesa on Parvati's lap. The young Ganesa, wearing a yellow ‘dhoti’ is seated in Parvati’s lap with his rat; Parvati, wearing a red ‘sari,’ sits on lotuses in a canopied throne. Fleming Collection. c.1770. opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1...
Editorial? ???? ????? ?, Lotuses on a Summer Evening, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1684, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 82 5/16 x 38 11/16 in. (209.1 x 98.3 cm), Paintings, Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633?1690), Lotuses, a tour de force of...
EditorialGanesa on Parvati's lap. The young Ganesa, wearing a yellow ‘dhoti’ is seated in Parvati’s lap with his rat; Parvati, wearing a red ‘sari,’ sits on lotuses in a canopied throne. Fleming Collection. c.1770. opaque watercolour. Source: Add.Or.1...
EditorialVertical Pendant with Boys in a Lotus Scroll, Song (960?1279) or early Ming (1368?1644) dynasty, 12th?14th century, China, Silk gauze with supplementary weft patterning, 11 x 46 1/2 in. (27.9 x 118.1 cm), Textiles-Woven, The design of boys in a lotus s...
EditorialMandala of Chandra, God of the Moon, early Malla period, late 14th?early 15th century, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley), Distemper on cloth, Overall: 16 x 14 1/4 in. (40.6 x 36.2 cm), Paintings, The center of this mandala depicts the moon god Chandra flanked b...
Editorial? ???? ????? ?, Lotuses on a Summer Evening, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1684, China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 82 5/16 x 38 11/16 in. (209.1 x 98.3 cm), Paintings, Yun Shouping (Chinese, 1633?1690), Lotuses, a tour de force of...
EditorialBottle with Lotuses, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), late 15th century, China, Porcelain with raised slip and enamels (Jingdezhen ware), H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics, Produced in both north and south China, porcelains such as ...
EditorialJar with Ducks in Lotus Pond, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), early 16th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 16 in. (40.6 cm); Diam. 13 in. (33 cm), Ceramics, Ducks and lotuses together convey the ...
EditorialWine bottle with lotuses and admonition, Yuan dynasty (1271?1368), 13th?14th century, China, Stoneware with cut-glaze decoration (Cizhou ware), H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. of rim 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. of base 4 1/2 in. (11...
EditorialPrayer Rug, late 16th century, Attributed to Egypt or Turkey, Silk, wool, Rug: H. 71 in. (180.34 cm), Textiles-Rugs, The Ottoman workshops produced a great variety of carpet designs that usually employed a group of familiar elements, consisting of natu...
EditorialDish with Lotus Pond, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Yongzheng mark and period (1723?35), early 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), Diam. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Ceramics, The ...
EditorialBhairavi Ragini, Indian, around 1610. A woman worships a Shiva linga in a shrine by a lake. The lake is often described in texts as being near Mount Kailash, Shiva's holy mountain. While one woman garlands the black linga with flowers, the othr chant...