EditorialChina / Japan: Xuanzang (Hsuan-tsang, c. 602 – 664) was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler and translator who travelled to India seeking Buddhist knowledge during the early Tang Dynasty. Hanging scroll painting, Kamakura Period (14th cent
Editorial'The bell ringer imitated his graces." Illustration for 'Pudd'nhead Wilson'. The Writings of Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens). Author's e?dition de luxe. [With portraits.]. 1899. Source: 12296.ee opposite page 50.
EditorialTheobald Wolfe Tone. Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone ... Written by himself. Gales & Seaton: Washington, 1826. Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763-1798). Irish nationalist. Involved in a French expedition to Ireland, he was captured and condemned to be hanged as a t...
EditorialJar with Basket of Auspicious Flowers, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Qianlong period (1736?95), 18th century, China, Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 24 in. (61 cm), Ceramics, In some of the porcelain on v...
EditorialIn a photo from the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Saule Omarova testifying before the committee, Sept. 18, 2018. (Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs via The New York Times)
EditorialGravestone of the Hare, Limestone, chiseled, reliefs, Limestone, Total: Height: 34 cm; Width: 25 cm; Depth: 7.5 cm, Grave equipment, funerary monument, tomb, burial place, Osiris, god of the underworld, ritual practices in the Egyptian religion, The sm...
EditorialArtist: Dong Qichang, Chinese, 15551636, Reminiscence of Jian?River, ca.?1621, Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper, without mounting: 49 5/16 ? 18 9/16 in. (125.3 ? 47.1 cm), Dong Qichang constructed this landscape around a powerful sense of movemen...
Editorialpainting, Willem van Ingen, late 17th century, canvas, wood, oil paint, painted, With frame: 228 x 165 x 5cm 2280 x 1650 x 50mm, saint, lead, Painting depicting Saint Peter. In a fairly desolate landscape, Peter kneels with his hands folded almost to t...
EditorialVerso: Study of part of a throne, 1845-46, William Holman Hunt OM (2 April 1827 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings were notable for their great attention to detail, vivid co...