EditorialStatuette of an ox, A statuette in black stone of a lying ox (nadeushi) on a pile of pillows on two boxes. Large and small silver coins lie on the floor, the large coins indicate the long months of the ox's new year, the small coins the short months. M...
EditorialWhite elephant, A white elephant, with a blanket lying on three pillows. This is a reference to the idea that stroking a statue of an ox lying on a pillow brings luck. With two poems, one about an ox that turns into an elephant, and one about a mouse a...
EditorialRadha Stroking Krishna's Feet, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut with black ink on paper; secondary support: 49.9 x 30 cm (19 5/8 x 11 13/16 in.); painting only: 40.6 x 26.5 cm (16 x 10 7/16 in.).
EditorialKrishna Stroking Radha's Feet, 1800s. Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy. Woodcut with black ink on paper; secondary support: 49.7 x 29.6 cm (19 9/16 x 11 5/8 in.); painting only: 40.6 x 26.6 cm (16 x 10 1/2 in.).
EditorialKrishna Stroking Radha's Feet, 1800s. India, Calcutta, Kalighat painting, 19th century. Black ink, color and silver paint on paper; painting only: 40.4 x 28 cm (15 7/8 x 11 in.).
Editorial"This man had the misfortune to have a Blue Beard." Bluebeard stroking his beard. The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. [The translat. G. A. Harrap & Co.: London, [1922.]. Source: 12450.v.1, plate opposite page 38. Language: English.
EditorialPlate 4: Juno standing in a niche, viewed from behind, stroking a peacock to her right, from a series of mythological gods and goddesses, 1526, Engraving, sheet: 8 3/16 x 4 1/4 in. (20.8 x 10.8 cm), Prints, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio (Italian, Parma or V...