EditorialCourtesan Japan, Edo period, about 1710-20 CE The Kaigetsud? group of artists, led by Kaigetsud? Ando, specialized in the early years of the eighteenth century in paintings and large-format prints of single standing figures of high-ranked Edo courtesan...
EditorialBelt, early 17th century, with later additions, Hungarian, Brass?, Gilded silver, turquoise, glass pastes, silk velvet, metal threads, Overall: 33 1/16 in. (84 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Belts were showpieces, and though not worn every day, they might suff...
Editorial??????????, Child Carrying an Infant Netsuke, Edo period (1615?1868), late 18th century, Japan, Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels (Hirado ware), H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm), Ceramics, The fragility of porcelain and utili...
EditorialTerracotta model of a boat, Cypro-Archaic II, ca. 600?480 B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; handmade, 1 1/16 x 2 5/16 in. (2.69 x 5.89 cm), Terracottas, In its simplicity, this piece conveys the fragility of ancient vessels in relation to the vastness and pow...
EditorialCourtesan Japan, Edo period, about 1710-20 CE The Kaigetsud? group of artists, led by Kaigetsud? Ando, specialized in the early years of the eighteenth century in paintings and large-format prints of single standing figures of high-ranked Edo courtesan...