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The art of Qing imperial afterlife: the ‘Pictures of ancient playthings’ (Guwantu 古玩圖) revisited
06/2024 | 1455 | 166
Pages: 597–611
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Brosch, Ricarda (Brosch, Ricarda)
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5. Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in court dress, by Giuseppe Castiglione. 1736. Ink and colour on silk, 242.2 by 176 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
1. Detail of one section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
10. Sheet nos.1–9 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, viewed from right to left.
Non-western art unattributed:
11. Sheet nos.11–16 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
Non-western art unattributed:
12. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a Ru-bowl.
Non-western art unattributed:
13. Ru-bowl. Chinese, Northern Song Dynasty. 1086–1125. Glazed stoneware and copper, height 7.1 cm. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
14. Detail of the BM scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings, showing a jade ewer.
Non-western art unattributed:
15. Ewer. Chinese, Yuan period. (1271–1368). Jade, height 17 cm. (Ralph Wanger Collection of Chinese Jades, Chicago).
Non-western art unattributed:
16. Detail of the first section of the BM scroll.
Non-western art unattributed:
17. Part one of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
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18. Part two of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings showing how each antiquity sheet corresponds with a display cabinet.
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19. Detail of Fig.21, showing the decoration of the cabinet.
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2. Title slip of the BM scroll. Chinese. 1728. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (British Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
20. Detail of Fig.9, showing the middle part of the second cabinet from the top right with the same form as Fig.21.
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Cabinet. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 19th century?. Wood with black and gold lacquer, 98 by 95.5 by 17.2 cm. (Private collection).
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22. Antiquity wall in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Forbidden City. (From From Yangxindian, p.106).
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23. The Tai Mausoleum. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 18th century. Ink and colour on silk, 216 by 162 cm. (First Historical Archives, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
24. The Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, Western Qing Tombs, Yi county. (photograph the author).
Non-western art unattributed:
25. Interior of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum. Photograph, early 20th century. (From Liu Dunzhen: ‘Yixian Qing Xiling’, Zhongguo yingzao xueshe huikan (March 1935), pp.68–109, Appendix).
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26. Groundplan of the Hall of Eminent Favours at the Tai Mausoleum, tomb of the Yongzheng Emperor. (From Si-ling, p.97).
Non-western art unattributed:
3. Title slip of the V&A scroll. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
4. Portrait of the Yongzheng Emperor in court dress. Chinese, Qing Dynasty. 1723–35. Ink and colour on silk, 277 by 143 cm. (Palace Museum, Beijing).
Non-western art unattributed:
6. Detail of the first section of Pictures of ancient playthings. Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on paper, mounted on silk. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London).
Non-western art unattributed:
7. Detail of the first section of the V&A scroll, showing the placement of the first and second sheets.
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Sheet no.10 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
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9. Sheet no.17 of the V&A scroll of Pictures of ancient playthings.
Non-western art unattributed:
The Pictures of ancient playthings (Guwantu 古玩圖). Chinese. 1729. Ink and colour on silk, total length 26.48 m. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London; obj. no.E.59-1911).
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27. The 16th Bengal Lancers, with J.S. Rivett-Carnac (top row, second from the left). Photograph, 1900. (New York Public Library Digital Collections).
Book Review
Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages
08/2023 | 1445 | 165
Pages: 916-918
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Opacic, Zoë (Opacic, Zoë)
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Genealogy and the Politics of Representation in the High and Late Middle Ages By Joan A. Holladay. 406 pp. incl. 11 col. + 143 b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, 2019), $135. ISBN 978–1–108–47018–6. | :
Exhibition Review
Gold
09/2022 | 1434 | 164
Pages: 910-912
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Wright, Alison (Wright, Alison)
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Gold British Library, London 20th May–2nd October | :
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7. Qur’an of Sultan Uljaytu. 1310–11. Colour on gold leaf on parchment, 57 by 40 cm. (British Library, London, Or 4945, fol.1v–2r).
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8. Chapter 8 from the Lotus Sutra. Japan, 1636. Gold and silver ink on indigo-dyed paper, 27.5 by 57.5 cm. (British Library, London, Or 13926).
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9. Detail from the Carmina regia (‘Address of the City of Prato to Robert of Anjou’), showing Robert of Anjou enthroned. Tuscany, c.1335–40. Colour and gold on parchment, 48 by 34 cm. (British Library, London, Royal MS 6 E.IX, fol.10v).
Exhibition Review
Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
09/2018 | 1386 | 160
Pages: 774-776
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Cooney, Kathlyn M. (Cooney, Kathlyn M.)
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5. Sarcophagus of Wahibreemakhet, Egyptian. c.600 BC. Basalt, 230 by 94 by 105 cm. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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6. Julius Caesar, Roman. First century BC–First century AD. Graywacke, 44 by 26 by 25 cm. (Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
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7. Head of Caracalla, Romano-Egyptian. AD 211–17. Granite, 51 by 34 by 52 cm. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia; exh. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles).
Book Review
Art, Ritual, and Civic Identity in Medieval Southern Italy, by Nino Zchomelidse
07/2016 | 1360 | 158
Pages: 564-564
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Pace, Valentino (Pace, Valentino)
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47. Detail from the paschal candlestick. Late twelfth century (Salerno Cathedral)
Short Notice
Salviati's chinoiserie in Palazzo Sacchetti
12/1979 | 921 | 121
Pages: 789+791-792
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Hirst, Michael (Hirst, Michael)
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1. Bathsheba Going to King David, by Francesco Salviati. Fresco. (Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome).
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29. Detail of sopra-porta Decoration by Francesco Salviati. Fresco. (Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome).
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30. Wall with Scenes of David and Bathsheba, by Francesco Salviati. Fresco. (Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome).
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31. Detail of a Corner of the salone. Fresco. (Palazzo Sacchetti, Rome).
Article
To See Big within Small: Hsiao-Chung-Chien-Ta
05/1972 | 830 | 114
Pages: 312+314-323
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Lee, Sherman E. (Lee, Sherman E.; Lee, Sherman)
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51. Ramblers over a Windy Stream, by Lo Chih-ch'uan. Yüan Dynasty. Album Leaf, Ink on Silk, 24.3 by 25 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John Huntington Collection, 15.536.)
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52. Detail of Fig.51. [Ramblers over a Windy Stream, by Lo Chih-ch'uan. Yüan Dynasty. Album Leaf, Ink on Silk, 24.3 by 25 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John Huntington Collection, 15.536.)]
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53. A Clear Day in Autumn Mountains and Streams, by Kuo Hsi. Northern Sung Period. (Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D. C.)
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55. Detail of Fig.57. [The Second Coming of the Fifth Patriarch, by Yin-t'o-lo. Indara, Active c. Mid-Fourteenth Century. Yüan Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink on Paper, 32.7 by 44.6 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 67.211.)]
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57. The Second Coming of the Fifth Patriarch, by Yin-t'o-lo. Indara, Active c. Mid-Fourteenth Century. Yüan Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink on Paper, 32.7 by 44.6 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 67.211.)
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58. Ink Flowers, by Chao Chung. Dated 1361. Yüan Dynasty. Handscroll, Ink on Paper, 31.75 by 153.2 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 67.36.)
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59. Doves and Pear Blossoms (Li-hua chiu-tzu), by Ch'ien Hsuan (c.1235-After 1300). Yüan Dynasty. Handscroll, Ink and Colour on Paper, 30.5 by 98 cm. (Cincinnati Art Museum.)
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60. Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, by Ma Lin. Probably Dated 1256. Southern Sung Dynasty. Album Leaf, Ink and Slight Colour on Silk, 25 by 26.6 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 61.421.)
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61. River Village in a Rainstorm, by Lü Wen-ying. c.1490, Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Slight Colour on Silk, 169.2 by 103.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 70.76.)
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62. Detail of Fig.61. [River Village in a Rainstorm, by Lü Wen-ying. c.1490, Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Slight Colour on Silk, 169.2 by 103.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 70.76.)]
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63. Landscape, by Hsia Kuei. Southern Sung Dynasty. Ink on Silk, 22.5 by 25.4 cm. (National Museum, Tokyo.)
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64. Acacia Tree and Chrysanthemums in the Style of Wang Yüan, by Shên Chou (1427-1509). Dated 1468. Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Colour on Paper, 288 by 106 cm. (Collection Mrs A. Dean Perry, Cleveland.)
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65. Squirrels and Grapes, by Yüeh Cheng (1418-1473). Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Colour on Paper, 122.2 by 41.6 cm. (William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City.)
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66. Landscape in the Style of Tung Yuan and Chü-jan, by Kung Hsien (c.1620-1689). Ch'ing Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink with White on Silk, 216.4 by 37.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 69.123.)
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67. Marshy Landscape, by Kung Hsien (c.1620-1689). Ch'ing Dynasty. Album Leaf, Ink on Paper, 31.75 by 45.7 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 70.19.)
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68. Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat, by T'ao Hung. Dated 1633. Late Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink on Paper, 176.5 by 101 cm. (ClevelandMuseum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 71.19.)
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69. Detail of Fig.68. [Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat, by T'ao Hung. Dated 1633. Late Ming Dynasty. Hanging Scroll, Ink on Paper, 176.5 by 101 cm. (ClevelandMuseum of Art)]
Non-western art unattributed:
54. Detail of Fig.56. [Shakyamuni Coming Down from the Mountains. Southern Sung Period. Inscription Dated 1244. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Slight Colour on Paper, 74.6 by 32.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 70.2.)]
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56. Shakyamuni Coming Down from the Mountains. Southern Sung Period. Inscription Dated 1244. Hanging Scroll, Ink and Slight Colour on Paper, 74.6 by 32.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 70.2.)
Book Review
Shimizu Yutaka: Nara Picture Books
01/1962 | 706 | 104
Pages: 39
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Watson, William (Watson, William; W., W.)
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Shimizu Yutaka: Nara Picture Books | author: Zumwinkle, Richard
Book Review
Streams and Mountains without End
02/1957 | 647 | 99
Pages: 62
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Bulling, Anneliese (Bulling, Anneliese; Bulling, A.)
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Streams and Mountains without End | author: Fong, Wen , author: Lee, Sherman E.
Article
A Further Note on the Date of the Admonitions Scroll
10/1954 | 619 | 96
Pages: 306-309
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Sullivan, Michael (Sullivan, Michael)
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A. Diagram Demonstrating Conventions for Depicting Leaves in Chinese Paintings.
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4. Detail from the Lower Right Portion of the Mountain Forming the Third Illustration to the Admonitions Scroll, Here Dated to the Tenth or Early Eleventh Century. Chinese Handscroll. (British Museum.)
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