EditorialWine cup with ear handles, ?? ? ? (??) ? ??, Joseon dynasty (1392?1910), 15th century, Korea, Porcelain, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics, The cup here, used in Confucian ancestral rites, may have been placed atop a flat-rimme...
EditorialBrush holder with lotus decoration, ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??, Joseon dynasty (1392?1910), mid-19th century, Korea, Porcelain with openwork design, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics, Scholarly men of the Joseon dynasty collected and u...
EditorialChinese: Interior Scene, Unidentified artist, Chinese, Late 18th or 19th century, Chinese black ink and heavily applied pigments on silk, Two women drink tea at a bamboo table and prepare to read two scrolls; another stands near shelves lined with book...
EditorialWine cup with ear handles, ?? ? ? (??) ? ??, Joseon dynasty (1392?1910), 15th century, Korea, Porcelain, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Ceramics, The cup here, used in Confucian ancestral rites, may have been placed atop a flat-rimme...
EditorialBamboo and Rocks by a Stream, ?????, Edo period (1615?1868), 1832, Japan, Folding fan; ink on paper, wood ribs, Overall: 11 5/16 x 18 in. (28.7 x 45.7 cm), Paintings, Takaku Aigai (Japanese, 1796?1843), Bending without breaking, bamboo embodies the Con...
EditorialBrush holder with lotus decoration, ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??, Joseon dynasty (1392?1910), mid-19th century, Korea, Porcelain with openwork design, H. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm); Diam. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm), Ceramics, Scholarly men of the Joseon dynasty collected and u...