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Exhibition Review
Jugendstil: Made in Munich
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 281–4
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Wieber, Sabine (Wieber, Sabine)
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Jugendstil: Made in Munich Kunsthalle, Munich 25th October 2024–23rd March 2025 | :
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19. Wall hanging with cyclamen motif (Whiplash), designed by Hermann Obrist and embroidered by Berthe Ruchet. 1895. Wool fabric with silk embroidery, 119 by 183 cm. (Stadtmuseum, Munich; exh. Kunsthalle, Munich).
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20. Installation view of Jugendstil: Made in Munich at the Kunsthalle, Munich, 2024–25. (Courtesy Munich Kunsthalle).
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21. Façade of the Hof-Atelier Elvira, Munich, c.1900, by Philipp Kester. Photograph, 18 by 13 cm. (Stadtmuseum, Munich; exh. Kunsthalle, Munich).
Obituary
Oliver James Watson (1949–2023)
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 990-92
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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1. Oliver Watson photographed next to one of his favourite objects in the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, shortly before stepping down as Director in 2011. (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha; Photograph Marc Pelletreau).
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2. Table with ceramic tile top. Turkey. c.1560. Wood, inlaid with ebony and mother of pearl, and painted fritware, height 34 cm., diameter 63 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
Ancient foreign glassware in Silla kingdom tombs
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 957-967
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Perrin, Ariane (Perrin, Ariane)
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1. Map of modern South Korea, showing the location of Kyongju.
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17. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Sŏbong (‘Auspicious Phoenix’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 5.2 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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6. Vertical cross-section showing the internal structure of the wooden chamber tomb of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.42, fig.3.6).
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10. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with concave round cut facets, height 6.6 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Footed cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass with wood-grain pattern, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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12. Glass fragment. Paekche, Sabi period (538–660), South Ch’ungch’ŏng province, Nŭngsan-ni Buddhist temple, 567. Glass, height 1.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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13. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass with blue trail ornament, height 12.8 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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14. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Ch’ŏnma (‘Heavenly Horse’) tomb. Before fifth century. Blue glass with ribs and facets, height 7.4 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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15. Beaker. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Late fourth century. Glass with mesh pattern and blue trailing, height 12.5 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
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16. Cups. Silla, Kyongju, Kŭmnyŏng (‘Gold bell’) tomb. Fifth century. Glass, height 7.3 cm each. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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18. Bowl. China, Northern Wei, Shanxi province, Datong tomb. Fifth century. Glass with raised band, height 4.7 cm. (Datong City Museum).
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2. Chestlace. Silla, Kyongju, Wŏlsŏng tomb (no.Ka-13). Fourth century. Cobalt-blue glass beads, jade pendant and gold spacers, length 43.5 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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3. Bowl. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Silver with repoussé decoration, height 3.8 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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4. Blue bead with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Kyerim-no tomb (no.14), early sixth century. Glass, height 4.9 cm. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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5. Placement of glass objects in the south burial of the Hwangnam Great Tomb, Kyongju. (From Soyoung Lee and D.P. Leidy, eds: exh. cat. Silla, Korea’s Golden Kingdom, New York (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 2013, p.119, fig.6.1).
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7. Blue beads with yellow ‘eyes’. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Fifth century. Glass, dimensions vary. (National Museum of Korea, Seoul; photograph courtesy James W. Lankton).
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8. Ewer. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, south mound. Fifth century. Glass and gold thread, height 25 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Non-western art unattributed:
9. Cup. Silla, Kyongju, Hwangnam Great Tomb, north mound. Before fifth century. Cobalt-blue glass, height 7.7 cm. (Kyongju National Museum).
Exhibition Review
Emailler le verre à la Renaissance: Sur les traces des artistes verriers entre Venise et France
02/2022 | 1427 | 164
Pages: 188-189
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Lhermite-King, Sylvie (Lhermite-King, Sylvie)
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Émailler le verre à la Renaissance: Sur les traces des artistes verriers entre Venise et France Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen 13th October 2021– 14th February 2022 | :
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5. Covered bowl showing the Triumph of Chastity. Venice, c.1500. Blue glass, polychrome enamels and gold, height 27.8 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Franck Raux).
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6. Footed goblet known as the ‘Halberdiers’, French, mid- 16th century. Uncoloured glass and polychrome enamels, height 71.2 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMNGrand Palais; photograph Hervé Lewandowski).
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7. Cylindrical covered pot on a foot, Venetian style. Second half of the 16th century. Uncoloured glass, polychrome enamels and gold, height 25 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; exh. Musée national de la Renaissance – Château d’Écouen; © RMN-Grand Palais; photograph Martine Beck- Coppola).
Exhibition Review
Objects: USA 2020
05/2021 | 1418 | 163
Pages: 463-465
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Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
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Objects: USA 2020 R & Company, New York 16th February–31st July | :
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17. Flight suit, by Marilyn Pappas. 1972. Mixed media, height approx. 127 cm. (Collection of Marilyn Pappas; courtesy R & Company, New York).
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18. Installation view of Objects: USA 2020 at R & Company, New York, 2021, showing Frozen, by Liz Collins. 2020. Silk, linen and steel, 157.5 by 221 cm. (Photograph Joe Kramm).
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19. Yellowave (Grey), by Jiha Moon. 2019. Earthenware, porcelain slip, underglaze, glaze and synthetic hair, height 30.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. R & Company, New York; photograph Joe Kramm).
Exhibition Review
In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World
12/2020 | 1413 | 162
Pages: 1084-1087
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Cooke, Edward S. (Cooke, Edward S.)
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In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World Edited by Christopher L. Maxwell. 304 pp. incl. 227 col. + b. & w. ills. (Corning Museum of Glass, 2020), £50. ISBN 978–0–87290–223–7. | :
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1. Designs for the walls of the drawing room at Northumberland House, London, by Robert Adam. 1770–73. Pen, pencil and coloured washes on laid paper, 52 by 101.6 cm. and 51.5 by 65.2 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, SM Adam volume 39/5; exh. Corning Museum of Glass).
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2. Mirror in gilded wood frame, by William Mathie (carver), based on a design by Thomas Chippendale. c.1760, probably London (glass), and Scotland (frame). Mercury-tin amalgam mirror; carved, assembled and gilded wood. 174 by 105.5 by 12.5 cm. (Corning Museum of Glass).
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3. Group portrait, probably the Raikes family, by Gawen Hamilton. 1730–32. Oil on canvas, 66 by 91.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Centre; Bridgeman Images).
Letter
Chinese imperial white glass in Russia
11/2020 | 1412 | 162
Pages: 921
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2. Cup, China 1720–30. Cast and moulded glass, 5.9 by 5.8 by 4 cm. Cover, Russia 1730s. Gold, silver and diamonds, 8.8 by 8.2 by 7 cm. (Photograph © The State Hermitage Museum / Yuri Molodkovets).
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A pair of Qianlong imperial enamel painted glass vases in the Corning Museum of Glass
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 832-839
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Maxwell, Christopher L. (Maxwell, Christopher L.)
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Xue, Shelly (Xue, Shelly)
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5. Details of the left-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right).
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7. A golden pheasant, by Yu Sheng and Zhang Weibang. c.1750−61. Ink on paper, 41.9 by 43.9 cm. (Repr. The Birds of the Qing Court, Beijing 2014).
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1. Pair of vases decorated with golden pheasants and peonies. China, Qianlong mark and period (1736−96). Enamel-painted glass, height 16.2 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
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3. Box. China, Kangxi mark and period (1696−1722). Enamel-painted glass, 3.2 by 4.5 cm. (Kunstmuseum Den Haag).
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4. Detail of a Yu Huchan vase decorated with golden pheasants and peonies, Qianlong period (1736−96). Enamel-painted porcelain, height 16.3 cm. (Tian Jin Museum, Tianjin).
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6. Details of the right-hand vase in Fig. 1, showing the golden pheasants (left) and peonies (right)
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8. Detail of the right-hand vase in Fig.1, showing the calligraphy and seals.
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2. Bottle. Probably Saxony, c.1710−20. Engraved opaque white glass, height 10.8 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, NY).
Exhibition Review
Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa
07/2020 | 1408 | 162
Pages: 606-609
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Saharan Africa Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington 8th April–29th November | :
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6. Detail from the Atlas of Maritime Charts (Catalan Atlas) showing Mansā Mūsā, by Abraham Cresques. 1375. Parchment. (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, MS Espagnol 30; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
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7. Seated figure. c.1300. Copper with traces of arsenic, lead and tin, height 54 cm. (Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Abuja, Nigeria; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
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5. Glazed ceramic jar inscribed ‘albaraka’ (‘blessing’), produced at Murcia or Almeria. 1150–1200. (Musée archéologique de Rabat, Morocco; photograph Moroccan- American Project, Sijilmasa, 1988; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
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8. Jug with royal arms of England. English, c.1390– 99. Copper alloy, height 62.3 cm. (British Museum, London, England; exh. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington).
Exhibition Review
A Rothschild Treasury. Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
11/2019 | 1400 | 161
Pages: 952-954
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Hall, Michael (Hall, Michael)
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13. Snuff box, by Louis Roucel. 1772–73. Sèvres porcelain plaques with paintings attributed to Louis-Denis Armand l’aîné after Jean-Jacques Bachelier, c.1760. Gold and softpaste porcelain, 35 by 72 by 58 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
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15. Installation view of the Treasury, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, 2019. (Photograph Mike Fear).
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14. Gaius Caesar. Roman, c.1 BC–AD 4 (cameo), AD 100– 200 (mount). Onyx, gold and bronze, 4.9 by 3.9 cm. (Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire; photograph Waddesdon Image Library / Mike Fear).
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