EditorialChickadee of the coast of Malabar and Tit of Nanquin, 1. Tit of the Malabar Coast, 2. Titanium from Nanjing, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, J.J. Avril sculp, Pl. 114, after p. 204 (vol. 2), Sonnerat, Pierre M. (pinx.); Avril, J. J. (sculp.), 1782, Sonnerat,...
EditorialNanjing woman. A volume of Chinese drawings representing Chinese. China, c. 1800. A Nanjing woman. Image taken from A volume of Chinese drawings representing Chinese men and women from various classes and trades. Originally published/produced in Chin...
EditorialWinter Landscape, ? ??? ????? ?, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), first half of 16th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 12 1/4 x 277 in. (31.1 x 703.6 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Jiang Song (Chinese, first half of 16th century), Litt...
Editorial? ?? ????? ?, Strolling in a Misty Valley, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1649, China, Hanging scroll; ink on satin, Image: 61 3/8 x 20 1/2 in. (155.9 x 52.1 cm), Paintings, Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623?1697), Mei Qing was born into a prominent family in X...
Editorial? ?? ????? ? ??, Wintry Mountains, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), datable ca. 1679?89, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 65 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (165.7 x 48.9 cm), Paintings, Gong Xian (Chinese, 1619?1689), Gong Xian, considered the greatest of the se...
Editorial? ?? ??? ? ??, Landscapes, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1652, China, Album of four leaves; ink and color on silk, 4 5/8 x 5 1/2in. (11.7 x 14cm), Paintings, Ye Xin (Chinese, active ca. 1640?1673), In this gemlike album, which chronicles the changing...
Editorial?, ??, ???????, ?, Landscapes Painted for Yuweng, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), dated 1673, China, Album of eight leaves; ink and color on paper, 6 x 7 7/16 in. (15.2 x 18.9 cm), Paintings, Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616?after 1694), Fan Qi worked in an unusually p...
Editorial?/? ?? ????? ? ??, Landscapes after old masters, Ming (1368?1644) or Qing (1644?1911) dynasty, datable to 1638 or 1650, China, Album of ten leaves; ink and color on paper, 10 1/4 x 6 in. (26 x 15.2 cm), Paintings, Yun Xiang (Chinese, 1586?1655), Hailed...
Editorial? ?? ???? ??, Letter, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), China, Album leaf; ink on paper, 10 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (27 x 16.8 cm), Calligraphy, Jiao Hong (Chinese, 1541?1620), A native of Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Jiao Hong was a prolific scholar, noted bibliophile,...
Editorial? ?? ??? ? ??, Landscapes, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), dated 1644, China, Album of twelve leaves; ink and color on paper, Each leaf: 6 1/16 x 9 in. (15.4 x 22.9 cm), Paintings, Zhang Feng (Chinese, active ca. 1628?1662), Following the fall of Beijing to ...
Editorial? ???(??) ????? ? ??, Views of Nanjing in the Four Seasons, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), dated 1635, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, Overall with mounting: 12 5/8 in. ? 38 ft. 10 in. (32.1 ? 1183.6 cm), Paintings, Wei Zhike (Chinese, active ca....
Editorial? ?? ???? ??, White Crane Mountain, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), datable to 1654?55, China, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm), Paintings, Ye Xin (Chinese, active ca. 1640?1673), This paintin...
EditorialAutumn Landscape, ?/? ??? ??? ??, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), datable to 1654?55, China, Leaf from a collective album of many leaves; ink and color on paper, 9 3/4 x 13 in. (24.8 x 33 cm), Paintings, Xiang Shengmo (Chinese, 1597?1658), This painting and ...
EditorialWinter Landscape, ? ??? ????? ?, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), first half of 16th century, China, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 12 1/4 x 277 in. (31.1 x 703.6 cm), Paintings, Attributed to Jiang Song (Chinese, first half of 16th century), Litt...
Editorial? ?? ?????? ?, View of a Garden Villa, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century (?), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 20 1/2 x 116 1/8 in. (52.1 x 295 cm), Paintings, After Yuan Jiang (active ca.1680?ca.1730), Yuan Jiang was assisted in h...
Editorial? ???? ????? ?, Listening to the Zither Among Streams and Pines, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), China, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 55 1/2 x 28 in. (141 x 71.1 cm), Paintings, Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487?ca. 1567), Xie Shichen was a versatil...
EditorialPoems by Famous Literati in Nanjing, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), 16th?17th century, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 38 9/16 x 10 3/16 in. (97.9 x 25.9 cm), Calligraphy, Liu Xiang (Chinese, active mid-17th century).
EditorialOctagonal nine-story porcelain tower in Nanjing (Nanking), China. Handcoloured illustration and copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli),...
EditorialStreet in Nanjing (Nanking), China, with its houses and storefronts decorated with white tiles and whitewash, flagpoles and banners. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All People...
EditorialChinese flag, women's shoes and feet, men's shoe, Chinese writing characters and the Porcelain Pagoda at Nanking (Nanjing) built during the Ming dynasty. Handcoloured lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche's "Vollstaendige V?lkergallerie in getreue...