EditorialThe Visit of Manjushri to Vimalakirti, inscription dated 533?43, China, Limestone, H. 24 in. (61 cm); W. 53 in. (134.6 cm); D. 33 in. 83.8 cm), Sculpture, A decisive episode from the Sutra on the Discourse of Vimalakirti is given dramatic and complex t...
EditorialWoman with Black Hood in Windblown Leaves, from the series Twelve Scenes of Popular Customs (Fuzoku juni tsui), c. 1783, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752-1815, Japan, Color woodblock print, hashira-e, 66.8 x 11.5 cm.
EditorialEngaged Capital with Windblown Acanthus, 400s. Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, 5th century. Limestone; overall: 51.1 x 76.9 x 75 cm (20 1/8 x 30 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.).
EditorialShell cosmetic container made from a clam (Tridacna Squamosa). The umbo has been carved in the form of a woman's head, while the natural form of the shell gives the impression of a windblown cloak draped over the head. The border is carved with sphinxe...
EditorialWest frieze of Parthenon, Acropolis of Athens. Greece. Block W VIII, figure 15. West Horseman with exomis (short cloak fastened on one shoulder) a windblown chlamys (cape) and elements of Thracian dress. 5th century BC. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.
EditorialThe Visit of Manjushri to Vimalakirti, inscription dated 533?43, China, Limestone, H. 24 in. (61 cm); W. 53 in. (134.6 cm); D. 33 in. 83.8 cm), Sculpture, A decisive episode from the Sutra on the Discourse of Vimalakirti is given dramatic and complex t...
EditorialShell cosmetic container made from a clam (Tridacna Squamosa). The umbo has been carved in the form of a woman's head, while the natural form of the shell gives the impression of a windblown cloak draped over the head. The border is carved with sphinxe...