EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialTerracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate, Geometric, 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Vases, The pomegranate occurs with some frequency in early Greek art and mythology. Because of its large edible seeds, the fruit is...
EditorialThe Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, b...
EditorialMarsh Bowl, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, near pit 219, Hathor shrine rubbish heaps, 1922, Faience, paint, h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in); diam. of base 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in)...
EditorialWernyhora (1673-1769). Legendary Cossack who predicted the fall and rebirth of Poland. Portrait by Jan Matejko (1838-1893), 1883-1884. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialAs Rāma and the procession reach the banks of the river Sarayū, Brahmā and the gods appear to witness Rāma’s ascent and light the sky with an effulgent glow. Accompanied by chants of ‘Hail Vi??u’, Rāma enters the waters and ascends to he...
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialPectoral of the Chief Ointment-maker Pa-nehersj. Two goddesses, Isis and Nephtys, praying to the scarab as a symbol of the sungod Ra. The scarab is seen in its morning-shape of Chepre, a symbol of rebirth. Carnelian faience (ca. 1200 BCE), New Kingdom,...
EditorialAs Rāma and the procession reach the banks of the river Sarayū, Brahmā and the gods appear to witness Rāma’s ascent and light the sky with an effulgent glow. Accompanied by chants of ‘Hail Vi??u’, Rāma enters the waters and ascends to he...
EditorialDeath and rebirth of the phoenix. Bestiary. England [Durham?]; 1200-1210. (Miniature) A phoenix gathers sweet-smelling spices for its own bier, and lies amidst the flames on its funeral pyre, to be re-born from the ashes. Image taken from Bestiary. O...