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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
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25 octobre 2010

Watercolour of butterflies and insects. China. Circa 1850

Watercolour of butterflies and insects. China. Circa 1850
One of a set of six watercolours of butterflies and insects. China. Circa 1850. courtesy of Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge @ The 29th San Francisco Fall Antique www.vandekar.com
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17 juin 2010

Parcel-gilt silver bowl with an inside and outside decor. China, Tang Dynasty (AD.618- 907)

Parcel-gilt silver bowl with an inside and outside decor. China, Tang Dynasty (AD.618- 907)
Parcel-gilt silver bowl with an inside and outside decor. China, Tang Dynasty (AD.618- 907) the interior shows a medaillon decorated en repoussé with a crouching deer surrounded by three floral cartouches and a circle of flower petals; the outside of...
13 juin 2010

Three fish-shaped vases. Celadon porcelain China, c. 1750, Mount bronze France, mid-18th century

Three fish-shaped vases. Celadon porcelain China, c. 1750, Mount bronze France, mid-18th century
Three fish-shaped vases. Celadon porcelain China, c. 1750, Mount bronze France, mid-18th century. Inv. no. 124 A/B/C © 2008 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian These three pieces, showing individual or paired fish, are produced in valuable Chinese porcelain....
5 juin 2010

An imperial nine dragon embroidered panel. Qianlong period

An imperial nine dragon embroidered panel. Qianlong period
An imperial nine dragon embroidered panel. Qianlong period. photo Sotheby's embroidered with nine gold dragons, the central frontally-faced dragon chasing a flaming pearl, on a pale yellow ground with swirling ruyi-form clouds, scrolling flames and bats...
13 mai 2010

A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World @ Rupert Wace Ancient Art

A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World @ Rupert Wace Ancient Art
Egyptian bronze and wood Ibis. Late Dynastic Period. 25th-31st Dynasty, 715-332 BC. Length: 40.2 cm. Height: 23 cm. LONDON.- Within hours of the opening of the exhibition A Collector’s Menagerie: Animal Sculpture from the Ancient World, Rupert Wace Ancient...
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8 mai 2010

Edward Donovan, An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China. London: Printed for the author, 1798

Edward Donovan, An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China. London: Printed for the author, 1798
Edward Donovan, An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of China. London: Printed for the author, 1798. photo Sotheby's First edition, 4to (287 x 226mm.), 50 hand-coloured engraved plates, 2-leaf prospectus bound in at front, contemporary mottled...
18 mars 2010

"The Buddha & The Sacred Site" @ Asia Society

"The Buddha & The Sacred Site" @ Asia Society
Buddha Shakyamuni, India, Bihar. Pala period, late 9th–early 10th century. Schist. Asia Society, New York: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.37. © Asia Society, New York Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art is the first major exhibition of...
19 février 2010

Qingbai porcelain bowl with phoenixes. China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127 - 1279

Qingbai porcelain bowl with phoenixes. China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127 - 1279
Qingbai porcelain bowl with phoenixes. China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127 - 1279 A very thinly potted qingbai porcelain bowl, the deeply rounded sides rising from a tiny foot and terminating in a straight rim. The interior is impress-moulded with a design...
19 février 2010

Qingbai miniature porcelain dish China, Northern Song dynasty, 960 – 1127

Qingbai miniature porcelain dish China, Northern Song dynasty, 960 – 1127
Qingbai miniature porcelain dish. China, Northern Song dynasty, 960 – 1127 A miniature porcelain deep dish, its rounded sides rising from the slightly convex base to terminate in a serrated, undulating rim. The dish is entirely undecorated and almost...
11 février 2010

'China through the lens of John Thomson 1868 - 1872' @ Merseyside maritime Museum, Liverpool

'China through the lens of John Thomson 1868 - 1872' @ Merseyside maritime Museum, Liverpool
A Manchu bride, Beijing 1871-2. © The Wellcome Library, London This is the first exhibition in England of photographs of 19th century China taken by the legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921). Unlike most photographers...
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