Canalblog Tous les blogs Top blogs Mode, Art & Design Tous les blogs Mode, Art & Design
Suivre ce blog Administration + Créer mon blog
MENU

Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong

Publicité
17 septembre 2010

An amethyst snuff bottle, 1730-1850

An amethyst snuff bottle, 1730-1850
An amethyst snuff bottle, 1730-1850. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened tapering form with a slightly everted mouth, resting on a concave oval base, one face well carved in low relief with Liu Hai playing with a string of coins, crouched near his leaping...
Publicité
17 septembre 2010

19th century amethyst necklace, a pair of amethyst and diamond earrings & an amethyst, diamond and cultured pearl brooch

19th century amethyst necklace, a pair of amethyst and diamond earrings & an amethyst, diamond and cultured pearl brooch
An amethyst, diamond and cultured pearl brooch. photo courtesy Bonhams The large cushion-shaped amethyst within a 19th century openwork frame of old brilliant and rose-cut diamonds, suspending a detachable cultured pearl drop with rose-cut diamond cap,...
17 septembre 2010

Two fine purple-splashed 'Jun' bubble bowls. Song Dynasty

Two fine purple-splashed 'Jun' bubble bowls. Song Dynasty
A fine purple-splashed 'Jun' bubble bowl. Song Dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's well potted, with steeply rounded sides on a neatly finished foot incurved towards the rim, the interior applied with a finely bubbled milky-blue glaze, vividly splashed...
17 septembre 2010

"Salvator Rosa (1615 – 1673): Bandits, Wilderness and Magic" @ Dulwich Picture Gallery

"Salvator Rosa (1615 – 1673): Bandits, Wilderness and Magic" @ Dulwich Picture Gallery
Salvator Rosa, (1615 - 1673), Jason Charming the Dragon, About 1665-1670. Oil on canvas, 78 x 66.5 cm, coll., The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. LONDON.- Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) was one of the boldest and most powerfully inventive artists and personalities...
17 septembre 2010

A faceted blue jadeite snuff bottle. 1780-1830. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing.

A faceted blue jadeite snuff bottle. 1780-1830. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing.
A faceted blue jadeite snuff bottle. 1780-1830. Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's superbly hollowed, of faceted decagonal form and generous section, rising to a cylindrical neck, supported on a flat foot,...
Publicité
17 septembre 2010

Michael Dweck, acte2galerie,

Michael Dweck, acte2galerie,
Michael Dweck, Lilla Knealing. © Michael Dweck, courtesy acte2galerie Paris Michael Dweck est né à New York. Ce sont ses parents qui lui donnent son premier appareil photo à l’âge de sept ans. Il étudie l’art au Pratt Institute de Brooklyn. Il fait carrière...
16 septembre 2010

A 'famille--rose' 'One hundred deer' vase (hu). Qianlong seal mark and period.

A 'famille--rose' 'One hundred deer' vase (hu). Qianlong seal mark and period.
A 'famille--rose' 'One hundred deer' vase (hu). Qianlong seal mark and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's of archaistic hu form, the generously rounded sides finely painted with a continuous scene of a herd of deer in a mountainous landscape, the stags,...
16 septembre 2010

Ancient Roman Mosaic from Israel on View @ Metropolitan Museum

Ancient Roman Mosaic from Israel on View @ Metropolitan Museum
Mosaic Floor. Roman, ca. A.D. 300. Excavated at Lod (Lydda), Israel. Stone tesserae. Israel Antiquities Authority and the Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Center. Image: Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority September 28, 2010–April 3, 2011...
15 septembre 2010

Two Japanese cinnabar lacquer on bronze snuff bottles, 1800-1900 & Meiji period

Two Japanese cinnabar lacquer on bronze snuff bottles, 1800-1900 & Meiji period
A Japanese cinnabar lacquer on bronze snuff bottle. 1800-1900. photo courtesy Sotheby's of flattened spade shape below a cylindrical neck and metal-bound mouth, resting on a flat oval base, finely carved with a continuous field of magnolia blossoms and...
15 septembre 2010

A pair of iron-red 'dragon' wine cups. Qianlong seal marks and period

A pair of iron-red 'dragon' wine cups. Qianlong seal marks and period
A pair of iron-red 'dragon' wine cups. Qianlong seal marks and period. photo courtesy Sotheby's with steep sides and slightly flared at the rim, the exterior finely painted with iron-red enamel depicting two five-clawed dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl'...
Publicité
Publicité
Archives
Derniers commentaires
Publicité
Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
Publicité