EditorialBeaker Vase, Faience beaker vase, painted in blue with cartouches in which scenes from the faience company and a shoemaker. the caption to the first scene reads: D 'hairdresser is his duty to dry // and leave. // So the oven can enjoy everything // Kin...
EditorialThe comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures /, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1800, full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to p...
EditorialChalice with two putti on clouds, Conical foot. Baluster-shaped trunk with a ring of air bubbles, two knots. Conical chalice rounded at the bottom. On the chalice two putti on clouds, one with a triangle, the other with a flare. Above the image a bande...
EditorialTo imagine that there are people who even travel in winter for fun and enjoyment!, from 'Winter sketches, ' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864.
Editorial" Courtesans as Three sake Drinkers", Edo period, 1710. From the album " Yuekun sennin" - (courtesans-immortals). A bikuni (female entertainer dressed as a travelling nun), a high-ranked courtesan and a male apprentice Kabuki actor ...
EditorialTo imagine that there are people who even travel in winter for fun and enjoyment!, from 'Winter sketches, ' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864.
EditorialThe Garden for Solitary Enjoyment, 1515-1552. Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494-1552). Handscroll, ink and slight color on silk; image: 28 x 519.8 cm (11 x 204 5/8 in.); overall: 32.4 x 1310.5 cm (12 3/4 x 515 15/16 in.).
EditorialThe comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures /, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1800, full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to p...
EditorialThe comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures /, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1800, full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to p...
EditorialGhiyath Shahi enjoying betel. The Ni'matnama-i Nasir al-Din Shah. A manuscript o. 1495 - 1505. Enjoyment of betel. Ghiyath Shahi is kneeling on a stool, putting a betel chew in his mouth. There is a night sky, and he is wearing white night clothes. Out...
EditorialTo imagine that there are people who even travel in winter for fun and enjoyment!, from 'Winter sketches, ' published in Le Petit Journal pour Rire, December 3, 1864.
Editorial?????????, Cherry Blossom Viewing at Itsukushima and Yoshino, Edo period (1615?1868), first half of the 17th century, Japan, Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, Image (each): 60 1/2 in. ? 11 ft. 5 1/4 in. (153.6 ? 348...
EditorialLADIES' VISIT TO AN IRONCLAD, 1889: THEIR ARRIVAL, THE GUNNERY LIEUTENANT SHOWS THAT THE MECHANISM OF A BREECH-LOADING GUN IS SO PERFECT THAT A CHILD COULD OPEN THE BREECH, THE MARINE OFFICER JAMS HIS FINGER IN EXPLAINING THE ACTION OF THE QUICK-FIRING...
EditorialThe comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures /, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1800, full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to p...
EditorialThe comforts of a Rumford stove Vide Dr. G-rn-ts lectures /, Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraving 1800, full-length view of Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson), inventor of the Rumford stove, standing with his back to the fire, his coat-tails spread to p...
Editorial" Courtesans as Three sake Drinkers", Edo period, 1710. From the album " Yuekun sennin" - (courtesans-immortals). A bikuni (female entertainer dressed as a travelling nun), a high-ranked courtesan and a male apprentice Kabuki actor ...