EditorialIrish Brehons and Filidhs or judges, of the Roman era, with Irish wolf-hound. Brehon in cloak, coat, pantaloons, biorrad (cap), carrying laws engraved on bark. With Filidh, assistant judge, similarly attired. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an ...
EditorialLady, elegantly attired, Thomas Frye, 17101762, Irish, after Thomas Frye, 17101762, Irish, 1761, Mezzotint, Sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 3/8 inches (51.4 x 36.5 cm).
EditorialLady elegantly attired, Thomas Frye, 17101762, Irish, after Thomas Frye, 17101762, Irish, 1761, Mezzotint, Sheet: 20 5/8 x 14 inches (52.4 x 35.6 cm).
EditorialMandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara), ???????, Nanbokucho period (1336?92), early 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk, Image: 29 3/4 in. ? 15 in. (75.6 ? 38.1 cm), Paintings, Seated on a...
EditorialWoman on the seven-headed beast. Silos Apocalypse. Spain [Silos]; 1109. [Whole folio] Book of Revelation, chapter 17, 3-13, beginning with initial 'E', a hand holding holding a branch with two foliate motifs and palm leaf. The richly attired woman is s...
EditorialMandala of Wakamiya of Kasuga Shrine (Kasuga wakamiya mandara), ???????, Nanbokucho period (1336?92), early 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk, Image: 29 3/4 in. ? 15 in. (75.6 ? 38.1 cm), Paintings, Seated on a...
EditorialHaniwa (Hollow Clay Sculpture) of a Warrior, ???????, Kofun period (ca. 300?710), 5th?early 6th century, Japan, Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration (Kanto region), H. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm), Sculpture, Formally attired in a breastpl...
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Samurai Attired in a Purple Haori (Coat), Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1778, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 31/32 x 5 7/8 in. (33.0 x 14.9 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726?1792).
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V, Attired in Voluminous Ceremonial Trousers (Nagabakama), Edo period (1615?1868), 1726?1792, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 6 in. (32.4 x 15.2 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 17...
EditorialThe First Nakamura Nakazo as a Man of High Rank Attired in Naga-Bakama, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1781, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 7/16 x 5 5/8 in. (31.6 x 14.3 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726?1792).
EditorialThe First Nakamura Nakazo as a Ronin Samurai Attired in a Black Kimono, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1784?88, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (32.4 x 14.6 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunko (Japanese, 1743?1812).
EditorialThe Fifth Ichikawa Danjuro as a Samurai Attired in Ceremonial Kamishimo, Edo period (1615?1868), probably 1774, Japan, Left-hand sheet of a triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, 12 11/32 x 5 13/16 in. (31.4 x 14.8 cm), Prints...
EditorialThe Second Sakata Hangoro as a Daimyo Attired in a Kamishimo, Edo period (1615?1868), 1770, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 12 9/16 x 5 7/8 in. (31.9 x 14.9 cm), Prints, Katsukawa Shunsho (Japanese, 1726?1792).
EditorialIrish Brehons and Filidhs or judges, of the Roman era, with Irish wolf-hound. Brehon in cloak, coat, pantaloons, biorrad (cap), carrying laws engraved on bark. With Filidh, assistant judge, similarly attired. Handcoloured aquatint by R. Havell from an ...