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15 juin 2015

British Museum displays superb collection of medieval and Renaissance treasures

British Museum displays superb collection of medieval and Renaissance treasures
The Waddesdon Bequest, Room 2a, British Museum. © The Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON .- The Waddesdon Bequest, the superb collection of medieval and Renaissance treasures left to the British Museum in 1898 by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild MP,...
12 avril 2015

A rare 'Beishoku Guanyao' vase, Southern Song dynasty

A rare 'Beishoku Guanyao' vase, Southern Song dynasty
Lot 32. A rare 'Beishoku Guanyao' vase, Southern Song dynasty; 21.5cm., 8 1/2 in . Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 GBP. Lot sold 1,085,000 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's the compressed globular body supported on a straight foot, gracefully rising to a gently...
21 juillet 2013

A year of success for the British Museum: Once again the leading visitor attraction in the UK

A year of success for the British Museum: Once again the leading visitor attraction in the UK
Bronze statue of a woman fastening her dress. From the Villa of the Papyrii, Herculaneum, 1st century BC to 1st century AD. © Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei / Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON.- The British Museum...
11 juillet 2012

"Treasures of Heaven" @ British Museum

"Treasures of Heaven" @ British Museum
Detail of the Holy Thorn Reliquary. Paris, France, late 14th century. Photograph: British Museum LONDON - The British Museum’s major summer exhibition explores the spiritual and artistic significance of Christian relics and reliquaries in medieval Europe....
13 mai 2012

Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period

Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period
Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period. Donated by Mrs Winifred Roberts (In memory of A.D. Brankston. Registration number: 1954,0420.4. © Trustees of the British Museum Diameter: 15.2 centimetres....
13 mai 2012

Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period

Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period
Porcelain 'palace bowl' with underglaze blue decoration. Made in Jingdezhen. Ming dynasty. Chenghua mark and period. The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art. Bequeathed by Brenda Zara Seligman. Registration number: 1973,0726.362. © Trustees of the British...
19 janvier 2012

Treasures of the Khalili Collection on view @ British Museum

Treasures of the Khalili Collection on view @ British Museum
Panoramic view of Mecca. By Muhammad ‘Abdullah, the Delhi cartographer. Probably Mecca, c. 1845, ink and opaque watercolour on paper, 62.8 x 88 cm. Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art © Nour Foundation. Courtesy of the Khalili Family Trust The...
23 juin 2011

'Treasures of Heaven saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe' @ British Museum

'Treasures of Heaven saints, relics and devotion in medieval Europe' @ British Museum
Holy thorn reliquary, Paris, France. About 130 - 97. Gold, enamel, rock crystal, pearls, rubies, sapphires. © The Trustees of the British Museum. LONDON.- This major exhibition brings together for the first time some of the finest sacred treasures of...
30 mai 2011

Important vase meiping. Marque Da Ming Wanli nian zhi. Époque Wanli.

Important vase meiping. Marque Da Ming Wanli nian zhi. Époque Wanli.
Important vase meiping. Marque Da Ming Wanli nian zhi. Époque Wanli. Photo Mathias - Baron Ribeyre & Associés, Farrando Lemoine SVV en porcelaine blanche décoré, en bleu sous couverte, d'un dragon à quatre griffes s'enroulant autour de la panse entre...
11 septembre 2010

Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375 @ British Museum

Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375 @ British Museum
Chinese Ming banknote, China, AD 1375 © Trustees of the British Museum After seizing power from the Mongol rulers of China in 1368, the rulers of the Ming dynasty tried to reinstate bronze coins. However, there was not enough metal available for this,...
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