02 mai 2010
Chez Coco Chanel par Ivan Terestchenko
Sublimes photos par Ivan Terestchenko qui se demande lequel des deux reproduire en grand format ? itopus.blogspot.com
02 mai 2010
Ruby jewelry @ Christie's. Jewels: The New York Sale

02 mai 2010
Ah Xian, Human Human, lacquered busts
Ah Xian, Human, Human – Gold Lacquer Bust 1 –Landscape, 2001, Gold leaf, lacquer with landscape, 44 x 45.5 x 27 cm. Gemeentemuseum. Courtesy of Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Ah Xian's 2008 exhibition the five Period Rooms at the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague. photo from www.flickr.com
Ah Xian, Human Human-Dragon (photo www.australianedge.net)
The lustrous yet durable surface of lacquer is achieved by painting multiple layers of the sap from the native Chinese rhus verniciflua tree onto a base material. Ah Xian’s busts in... [Lire la suite]
02 mai 2010
Three cinnabar lacquer boxes and covers. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period @ Sotheby's
A cinnabar lacquer box and cover. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period. photo Sotheby's
of circular form, the domed cover carved with a central floral medallion with various flowers and lingzhi fungus, encircled by sprigs of various flowers including peonies, prunus, chrysanthemum, and lotus, all reserved on a diaper ground and enclosed by a circular key-fret border with a band of lappets, the curved sides further decorated with various flowers and fruits including lychee, pomegranate, and melon - 21.2 cm., 8 1/4 in. Est.... [Lire la suite]
02 mai 2010
A carved cinnabar lacquer incense box and cover. 16th/17th century.

02 mai 2010
A cinnabar lacquer 'prunus' box and cover. Ming dynasty, 16th century

02 mai 2010
A cinnabar lacquer incense box and cover. Late Ming Dynasty

02 mai 2010
Ming Dynasty ivory @ Bonhams

02 mai 2010
A painted plaster rectangular fresco. Ming Dynasty

02 mai 2010
A very rare blue and white and enamelled pear-shaped vase for the 'Islamic market', 16th century.
