19 décembre 2016

Jardiniere with hexagonal lip, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark of the period (1506-1521). China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with incised decoration under multicolor glazes. H. 6 3/4 in x W. 7 1/2 in. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P259. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. Zhengde mark of the period. The four-character reign mark under the mouth-rim reads: "Produced during the Zhengde reign."

Bowl with dragons, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Zhengde emperor (1506-1521). China, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with underglaze-blue and overglaze polychrome decoration. H. 3 in x Diam. 6 1/8 in, H. 7.6 cm x Diam. 15.6 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P2107. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. This is a very rare piece because its official mark has been combined with incising, underglaze-blue, and overglaze polychrome decorations. Developed from the... [Lire la suite]

Jar with lions, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Zhengde emperor (1506-1521). China, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome decoration. H. 11 3/8 in x Diam. 11 7/8 in, H. 28.9 cm x Diam. 30.2 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P507. © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. Exhibition: Hidden Meanings: Symbolism in Chinese Imperial Arts, October 7- December 31, 2006

Dagger with Sheath, Iranian, late 18th–early 19th century. Steel, copper alloy, enamel, gold, glass. L. 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm); Wt. 23.4 oz. (664.0 g); Dagger: L. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); L. of blade 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 15 oz. (413.0 g); Scabbard: L. 11 in. (28.1 cm); Wt. 9 oz. (251.0 g). Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935. Metropolitan Museum of Art,  36.25.684a, b © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art Brilliant colors and lush floral patterns are typical of Qajar painted... [Lire la suite]

 Dagger, 17th to 18th century, Indian, Deccan, possibly Hyderabad. Steel, nephrite, silver, gold. H. 13 13/16 in. (35.1 cm); H. of blade 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 13.1 oz. (371.4 g). Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 36.25.667 © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Daggers with curled “pistol-grip” pommels became popular in the court of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707) around 1660 and regularly appeared in the portraits of Mughal and Deccani... [Lire la suite]

Dagger with Sheath, Indian, 19th century. Steel, nephrite, gold, emeralds, rubies, diamonds, ray skin. H. with sheath 15 11/16 in. (39.8 cm); H. without sheath 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Wt. 15.8 oz. (447.9 g); Wt. of sheath 1.8 oz. (51 g). Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23.232.8a, b © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This dagger belongs to a large group of flamboyant gem-studded weapons that were... [Lire la suite]

Bowl with dragons, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Reign of the Zhengde emperor (1506-1521). Porcelain with underglaze-blue and overglaze enamel decoration.  H. 2 7/8 in x Diam. 5 1/4 in, H. 7.3 cm x Diam. 13.4 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P1578 © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. The combination of underglaze-blue and overglaze monochrome has its origins in experimentations of the early Ming period. Until the middle Ming, underglaze-blue with polychrome had made fantastic... [Lire la suite]

Plate with dragons, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark of the period (1506-1521). Porcelain with incised decoration under single color enamel. H. 1 7/8 in x Diam. 9 in, H. 4.8 cm x Diam. 22.9 cm. The Avery Brundage Collection, B60P2091 © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. This type of green-over-white decoration was originally produced in the Chenghua era and lasted for a long period. It was used for formal wares for the palace tables. Most of these works are dishes and... [Lire la suite]

Dish with dragons among lotus, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Zhengde mark of the period (1506-1521). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Diam. 8 3/8 in. Gift of Roy Leventritt, B69P39L © 2016 Asian Art Museum Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture. Zhengde mark of the period. The four-character mark at the base reads; " Produced during the Zhengde reign".  Exhibition: "Blue and White Ceramics of the Far East", Standford University Museum of Art, 9/26/1978 - 11/5/1978

Dagger with Sheath. Hilt, Indian, Mughal, 17th–18th century; blade and sheath, Turkish, Ottoman, 19th century. Steel, nephrite, gold, emerald, ruby, diamond, sapphire, jade. H. with sheath 19 3/16 in. (48.7 cm); H. without sheath 18 3/16 in. (46.2 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 13.1 oz. (371.4 g); Wt. of sheath 6 oz. (170.1 g). Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23.232.7a, b © 2000–2016 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The inscription on the blade... [Lire la suite]