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Square Dish, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Porcelain with underglaze yellow and overglaze reddish-brown decoration (Jingdezhen ware), 1 9/16 x 7 3/8 inches (4 x 18.8 cm). The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1882; 1882-1313 © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Vase carré à décor de fleurs occidentales sur fonds jaune, Début du règne de Qianlong (1736-1795). Porcelaine, famille rose. H: 26,4 cm. Taïwan, Taipei, Musée national du Palais, K1B005104N. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image NPM

Dish, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration (Jingdezhen ware), 2 3/4 x 15 inches (7 x 38.1 cm). Purchased with Museum funds, 1876; 1876-1487 © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art. This dish was purchased from Hu Kwang Yung's exhibit at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.

Vase meiping décoré d'un poème impérial et de chrysanthèmes, règne de Qianlong (1736-1795). Porcelaine, famille rose. H: 21,4 cm. Taïwan, Taipei, Musée national du Palais, K1B017913N. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image NPM

Octagonal Box, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration (Wucai ware), 4 x 6 1/4 inches (10.2 x 15.9 cm). The Alfred and Margaret Caspary Memorial Gift, 1955; 1955-50-372a,b © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Vase-crachoir réversible avec une double rangée de décor ajouré, règne de Qianlong (1736-1795). Taïwan, Taipei, Musée national du Palais, K1B017120N. Photo © National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / image NPM

Jar, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Glazed porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration, 14 x 12 5/8 inches (35.5 x 32 cm). The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1882; 1882-325 © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Daniel Schmidely, Maria Theresia in the Hungarian coronation dress, 1742. Oil on canvas, 237.5 x 157 cm © Galéria mesta Bratislavy VIENNA.- The Belvedere has seized Maria Theresa’s 300th birthday as an occasion to elucidate her relationship to the visual arts. For the exhibition, curator Georg Lechner has brought to light a number of exciting details. For example, Maria Theresa was extremely openminded and unbiased in her approach to art. Comprising some 120 works, the show traces the impact of the Austrian... [Lire la suite]

Jar, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, 17 1/4 x 19 inches (43.8 x 48.3 cm). Gift of Major General and Mrs. William Crozier, 1944; 1944-20-83a,b © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Double-Gourd Vase, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-1566), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, 18 5/8 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (47.3 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm). The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1882; 1882-727 © 2017 Philadelphia Museum of Art.