8 novembre 2016

Bodhisattva, probably Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), ca. 550–560, Northern Qi dynasty (550–577). Sandstone with pigment. H. 13 ft. 9 in. (419.1 cm); H. with base 14 ft. 9 in. (449.6 cm). The Sackler Collections, Purchase, The Sackler Fund, 1965, 65.29.4 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Large-scale sculptures of bodhisattvas wearing extraordinary jewelry epitomize stylistic and iconographic innovations in Chinese sculpture from the second half of the sixth century. The astonishing jeweled harness... [Lire la suite]

Ma Yuan (Chinese, active ca. 1190–1225), Viewing plum blossoms by moonlight, early 13th century, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on silk. Image: 9 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (25.1 x 26.7 cm). Gift of John M. Crawford Jr., in honor of Alfreda Murck, 1986, 1986.493.2 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Crafted as carefully as the regulated verse of a Tang dynasty quatrain, Ma Yuan's Viewing Plum Blossoms by Moonlight is a visual poem evoking a complex sense... [Lire la suite]

Ladle with Handle in the Shape of a Dragon's Head, Three Kingdoms period (220–280). Gilt bronze. L. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. ( 9.8 cm). Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber, 1994, 1994.605.90 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art This sinuously curved ladle terminates with an open-mouthed dragon's head at the handle. The creature has two long horns, pointed ears, bulging eyes, and an attenuated snout. A small ball-like object—possibly an allusion... [Lire la suite]

Musical Stone with Theme of the "Hundred Antiques", Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong period (1736–95). Jade. H. 13 7/16 in. (34.2 cm); W. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm); D. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm). Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902, 02.18.644 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art The association of bells and stone chimes with ancient ritual made them ideal subjects for reproduction as decorative objects. In the late eighteenth century, when the supply of jade was plentiful, archaistic bells and fanciful stone chimes... [Lire la suite]

Basin with Lotus Decoration, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). Porcelain with carved and incised decoration under ivory glaze (Ding ware). H. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); Diam. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm). Gift of Mrs. Samuel T. Peters, 1926 (26.292.98) © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art The lively lotuses, leaves, and stems that fill the interior of this basin were carved and incised by hand prior to the glazing and firing of the basin. Because of their thinness, these wares are often fired upside down to spread weight... [Lire la suite]

Sketch by Cristobal Balenciaga, 1958

René Gruau, 1954, Balenciaga, Vogue US

Cristobal Balenciaga, Haute Couture 1960

Fan Ho, A Hong Kong Mémoire, 1950-1960.

Ivory cup, Bernhard Strauss, Augsburg, c. 1660-1670, ivory © Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna