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Jar with blue-and-white decoration of dragon and phoenix in flower scrolls. Porcelain, Jingdezhen ware.  Ming Jiajing nian zhi inside double circle frame mark. China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing period, 1521–66. Clara Bertram Kimball Collection. Accession number 37.383a © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Small "Bleu de Huê" dish. Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of bird on branch. 14.3 x 2.2 cm (5 5/8 x 7/8 in.). China for Vietnam, 19th century. Gift of John D. Constable. Accession number 2007.403. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston PROVENANCE: By 1948, Ngo Quynh Dieu, Ris-Orangis, Essonne, France; by inheritance to her daughter, Mrs. Nguyen Anh, Hochiminhville, Vietnam [see note 1]; by 1999, given by Mrs. Anh to Dr. John D. Constable, Sherborn, MA; 2007, gift of Constable to the MFA.... [Lire la suite]

Small ewer. Stoneware with white glaze; incised, molded and applied decoration. Vietnamese, Ly dynasty, 11th–13th century. Anonymous gift. Accession number 2002.741. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Six lobed wine ewer with constricted neck, a small mouth, a short, narrow spout and a small parrot-shaped handle. On the shoulder a layer of embossed lotus petals with pointed tips and an embossed braided band separates the body from the shoulder. PROVENANCE: Collected by the donor in Vietnam in 1988 or... [Lire la suite]

Bowl. Stoneware with green glaze, carved decoration. Overall: 6.5 x 16 cm (2 9/16 x 6 5/16 in.). Vietnam, Lê dynasty, 15th century. Accession number 2002.768. Anonymous gift. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Bowl with indented edge with carved decoration on the interior of a tortoise in the well encircled by alternating fish and four Chinese characters that read "Tortoises and fish form a family", and four of the Eight Precious Things - a pair of rhinoceros horns, a flaming pearl, book scrolls, and... [Lire la suite]

Whistle in the shape of a bird. Stoneware with cram glaze, molded and carved decoration. Overall: 5 x 7.5 cm (1 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.). Vietnam, Trân dynasty, 13th–14th century. Accession number 2002.762. Anonymous gift. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston  Bird-shaped whistle with three openings - one on the back and two on the side - with on the wings molded feathers and two circular motifs indicating jewelry and around the neck a string of small, round bells in relief. PROVENANCE: Collected... [Lire la suite]

Small dish decorated with two dragons. "Emaux de Huê".15 x 2.3 cm (5 7/8 x 7/8 in.).  Vietnam, 19th century. Accession number: 2007.394. Gift of John D. Constable. © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 

Zun-shaped beaker with blue-and-white and overglaze enamel decoration of dragons, phoenixes, and flowers. Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period. Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund.  Acession number 01.5745. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston © 2012 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, 1632. Oil on panel. Rose Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection Photo: Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. BOSTON, MA.- Approximately 40 works from the acclaimed collection of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo are on view at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through June 24. Included in Complementary Collections, Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and the MFA are paintings by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Gerrit Dou, Aelbert Cuyp, Ambrosius Bosschaert,... [Lire la suite]

Head of Aphrodite ("The Bartlett Head" ), Greek, about 330–300 B.C., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston BOSTON, MA.- Ancient worshipers traveled to Mount Olympus in Greece or to temples in Cyprus to pay homage to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, but today, devotees can admire the beguiling divinity closer to home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in Aphrodite and the Gods of Love. On view to February 20, 2012, in the Lois and Michael Torf Gallery, it is the first museum exhibition of classical works devoted solely to Aphrodite... [Lire la suite]

Weary Herakles ("Herakles Farnese" type), Roman, Imperial Period, mid‑ to late 2nd century A.D. Marble, probably from Paros or Aphrodisias. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Gift of Leon Levy and Shelby White and Museum purchase with funds donated by the Jerome Levy Foundation. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ANKARA (AP).- Turkey is displaying a full statue of Hercules for the first time since a U.S. museum returned the top half after two decades of negotiations. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts last month returned the top half of... [Lire la suite]