14 août 2016

Winged Isis Pectoral, Nubian, Napatan Period, Reign of Amaninatakelebte, 538–519 BC. Gold. Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition. BOSTON, MA (June 23, 2014)—A world-class collection of jewels from ancient Nubia at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will go on view this summer in Gold and the Gods: Jewels of Ancient Nubia. The MFA’s collection of Nubian adornments is the most comprehensive outside Khartoum—the result of an early 20th-century expedition by the Museum with Harvard University. The... [Lire la suite]

Lave-pinceaux en forme de fleur de mauve "kui hua shi bixi", dynastie Song du Nord (960-1127), grès à couverte céladon craquelé, Hauteur : 0.05  m, Diamètre : 0.17 m. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, MA726. Photo © Musée Guimet, Paris, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Benjamin Soligny / Raphaël Chipault Objet de lettré, influencé par l'art de l'orfèvrerie, ce pot à pinceau s'inspire des coupes en argent, à poucier et anse annulaire. C'est un des premiers exemple de ce type... [Lire la suite]

Vase bouteille, 12e siècle, dynastie Song (960-1279), grès, Hauteur : 0.27 m. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, MA4182. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Thierry Ollivier

Brûle-parfum tripode, 12e siècle, dynastie Song (960-1279), grès, Hauteur : 0.09 m. Paris, musée Guimet - musée national des Arts asiatiques, MA4196. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais (musée Guimet, Paris) / Thierry Ollivier

Attributed to Huang Zongdao (Chinese, active ca. 1120), Formerly Attributed to Li Zanhua (Chinese, 899–936), Stag Hunt 北宋/金 傳黃宗道 舊傳李贊華 獵鹿圖 卷, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin (1115–1234) dynasty. Handscroll; ink and color on paper. Image: 9 11/16 × 31 1/16 in. (24.6 × 78.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 10 1/8 in. × 22 ft. 7 1/4 in. (25.7 × 689 cm). Edward Elliott Family Collection, Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1982. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1982.3.1 © 2000–2016 The... [Lire la suite]

Zhao Mengjian (Chinese, 1199–before 1267), Narcissus 南宋 趙孟堅 水仙圖 卷, mid-13th century, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Handscroll; ink on paper. Image: 13 1/16 in. × 12 ft. 3 1/4 in. (33.2 × 374 cm) Overall with mounting: 13 7/16 in. × 32 ft. 7 3/16 in. (34.1 × 993.6 cm). Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of The Dillon Fund, 1973. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973.120.4 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Zhao Mengjian, a member of the Song imperial family and an... [Lire la suite]

AlmaKarina studio. At the studio today. Bulgari bracelet. AlmaKarina studio. At the studio today. Chopard bracelet. AlmaKarina studio. At the studio today. Chanel ring.

Edward Ruscha (American, born Omaha, Nebraska, 1937), That is Right, 1989. Printed by Ed Hamilton (American, born 1941). Published by Edward Ruscha (American, born Omaha, Nebraska, 1937). B.A.T. proof from the portfolio, 9 x 11 inches ( 22.9 x 27.9 cm). John B. Turner Fund, 2007.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.279b © Edward Ruscha © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Among these impressions from Ruscha's That Is Right portfolio are working proofs... [Lire la suite]

Vija Celmins (American, born Riga, Latvia, 1938), Drypoint—Ocean Surface (Between First and Second State), 1985. One-color drypoint on Rives BFK paper, 9 3/16 × 11 5/16 in. (23.4 × 28.7 cm) Plate: 7 13/16 × 9 7/8 in. (19.8 × 25.1 cm) Framed: 27 5/8 × 20 9/16 in. (70.1 × 52.2 cm). Vija Celmins © 2016 Vija Celmins After completing and printing the first state of this intricate ocean image, Celmins wanted to repeat the experience, so she redrew the image on the plate with an etching needle. This proof... [Lire la suite]

Lot 410. An underglaze blue and famille rose porcelain 'pocket watch' snuff bottle, Jingdezhen kilns, 1780-1799. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016. Each convex side is molded and painted in black as the face of a watch, with the 'metal hands' encircled by the minutes in Roman and Arabic numerals, enclosed by underglaze blue and gilt lotus scroll, with molded mask and ring handles on the shoulders above a small floral-filled medallion. The base is inscribed with a Qianlong seal mark... [Lire la suite]