EditorialTwo heads, 1625?77, Engraving, only state, 3 3/4 x 5 5/16 in. (9.5 x 13.5 cm) impression clipped at sides, Prints, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607?1677 London), After Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452?1519 Amboise), Left: An old woman wit...
EditorialDaoist Immortal, probably Laozi (??), Five Dynasties period (907?60), 10th century, China, High-leaded bronze, H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Sculpture, This sculpture epitomizes the merging of religious and secular imagery in later Ch...
EditorialThe Buddhist Disciple Phra Sankachai, ca. late 17th century, Thailand, Bronze with traces of gilt; eyes inlaid with shell and garnet, H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm), W. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); D. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), Sculpture, This is a much favored depiction...
EditorialAvalokiteshvara found in Dunhuang Caves, China; 910 CE. The central figure of Avalokiteshvara has his usual attribute of Buddha Amitabha on his head-dress. He stands upon a floating lotus, holds a willow spray in his left hand and a flask in his righ...