3 juillet 2014

Double Ducks Jar, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue and iron spots, Overall - h:6.70 cm (h:2 5/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.357. Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art

  Ewer in the Shape of a Dragon, 1400s, Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Overall - h:28.30 w:15.00 cm (h:11 1/8 w:5 7/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.359. Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art

Stem Cup with Dragon Decoration, 1300s, Vietnam (Annam), 14th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Diameter - w:15.70 cm (w:6 1/8 inches) Overall - h:12.70 cm (h:5 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.360. Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art

Bird-Shaped Jar, 1400s Vietnam (Annam), 15th century, stoneware with underglaze blue, Overall - h:5.40 cm (h:2 1/8 inches). Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1989.358. The Cleveland Museum of Art © 2013 Cleveland Museum of Art

Deep Plate, Annamese, c. 1435-1500. Clay, cobalt, glaze; object (dia. x depth): 15 x 2 7/8 in. (38.1 x 7.3 cm) object with mount: 14 3/4 x 15 x 7 3/4 in. (37.5 x 38.1 x 19.7 cm) 38.1 cm. Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams. 76.143. Detroit Institute of Arts. Photo ©2014, Detroit Institute of Arts

Phoenix-shaped Vessel, Annamese, c. 1500. Clay, cobalt, glaze; height x width x diameter: 11 3/8 x 4 x 6 5/8 in. (28.9 x 10.2 x 16.8 cm). Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams. 73.325. Purchased by donor from Moon Gate, Singapore. Detroit Institute of Arts. Photo ©2014, Detroit Institute of Arts

Victor Chavet (French, 1822-1906), Le Louvre de Napoléon III, 1857, Oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris, Inv. 20048. Photo: Alfredo Dagli Orti / The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY. PORTLAND - Paris will come to the Park Blocks this summer with this international exhibition celebrating the Tuileries Garden. This stunning exhibition explores the art, design, and evolution of Paris’ most famous garden. It also celebrates garden designer André Le Nôtre (1613–1700)—best known for his grand perspectives and symmetry at the... [Lire la suite]

Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/ Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/  Baroque Vietnamese Akoya Pearls. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/ A few strands of Vietnamese Akoya Pearl. Photo courtesy http://blog.pearlparadise.com/   Vietnamese Natural Color Akoya Pearl Necklace: 7.5 - 9.0mm. Photo courtesy http://www.pearlsofjoy.com/ Vietnamese Natural Color Akoya Pearl... [Lire la suite]

The Goess Apartment, Crown Prince Rudolph's Room (KronPrinz Rudolf Zimmer), or Bergl Zimmer (after the artist who painted them, Johann Bergl) at Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria. Details of the mural paintings in the Goess Apartment, Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria

Jar with building, praying human figure, and animals of the four directions, 12th-13th century, Southern Song dynasty, Porcelain with areas of qingbai glaze, H: 14.3 W: 16.1 D: 15.8 cm; Southeastern, Southeastern China. The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler, S1999.120.13a-b. Freer/Sackler © 2014... [Lire la suite]