EditorialIllustrated page from The Desert of Religion. Desert of Religion and other poems and religious pieces. The Desert of Religion and other poems and religious pieces,. etc. mostly illustrated, in Northern English. " Jesus Nazarenus ": verses (five couplet...
EditorialPoetic Couplet in Seal Script, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, Wang Shu, Chinese, born 1743, China, Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper, Each scroll: 51 ? 14.5 in.
EditorialIllustration for Alexander Pope's 'Rape of the Lock'. vol.1, p. 141, Alexander Pope, Samuel Maverick, 1789 - 1845, Copper, Vertical rectangle. A seated lady reads a letter, and fondles a dog, while she is being watched by a serving woman and a winged s...
EditorialSleeping Venus and Cupid, Theodor Galle, ca. 1571 - 1633, Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612, Luca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527 - 1585, Engraving on paper, Venus is shown nude asleep under a tree, while Cupid also sleeps, resting his head on her lap. Dedic...
EditorialPoetic couplet, China, Qing dynasty (16441911), Date 19th century, China, Silk embroidered on silk satin ground, 52 x 12 3/4 in. (132.08 x 32.38 cm), Textiles-Embroidered.
EditorialZhang Ruitu, Couplet in Seven-character Meter, China, Ming dynasty (13681644), Zhang Ruitu (Chinese, 15701641), China, Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on paper, Image (Each): 111 x 18 in. (281.9 x 45.7 cm), Overall (Each): 127 x 21 in. (322.6 x 53.3 cm), ...
EditorialCalligraphy couplet, Yi Bingshou, Calligrapher (Chinese, 1754-1815), Qing dynasty, 1800, ink on paper, 55-1/4 x 12-3/4 in. (image) 70 x 16-7/8 in. (overall), Signed: Moan Yi Bingshou, Seal, red intaglio: Yi Bingshou yin, Seal, red relief: moqing Inscri...
EditorialCalligraphy couplet, Yi Bingshou, Calligrapher (Chinese, 1754-1815), Qing dynasty, 1800, ink on paper, 55-7/8 x 12-5/8 in., Signed: Moan Yi Bingshou, Seal, red intaglio: Yi Bingshou yin Seal, red relief: moqing Inscribed: 1903 [colophon probably by Zhe...
EditorialPoetic Couplet in Seal Script, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, Wang Shu, Chinese, born 1743, China, Pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper, Each scroll: 51 ? 14.5 in.
EditorialKing William I with sword, on his throne. Above is a couplet 'Dux Normannorum Willielmus vi validorum Rex est Anglorum bello conquestor corum'. Below is a table of his five children and the two sons of his daughter Constance, and at the foot 'Conques...
EditorialIllustrated page from The Desert of Religion. Desert of Religion and other poems and religious pieces. The Desert of Religion and other poems and religious pieces,. etc. mostly illustrated, in Northern English. " Jesus Nazarenus ": verses (five couplet...
Editorial?? ?? ???????? ??, Couplet on an Autumn Sky, Song dynasty (960?1279), China, Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on silk, Image: 9 5/16 x 7 in. (23.7 x 17.8 cm), Calligraphy, Emperor Lizong (Chinese, 1205?64, r. 1224?64), Lizong was the finest calligraph...
EditorialCoin, dated A.H. 1027/ A.D. 1618, Attributed to India, Silver, D. 1/8 in. (0.2 cm), Coins, Bearing signs of the zodiac, the coins conceived of and issued by Emperor Jahangir were a development of earlier Mughal coinage, which included religious calligr...