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Obituary
Professor Osvald Sirén
09/1966 | 762 | 108
Pages: 484-485
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Author:
Watson, William (Watson, William; W., W.)
Subjects
art literature:
Sirén, Osvald
dates:
1960-1969
subjects:
Art historians / Obituaries
Article
A Collection of Chinese Paintings
12/1938 | 429 | 73
Pages: 236+262-264
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Author:
Yee, Chiang (Yee, Chiang; Chiang, Yee; Chiang Yee)
Subjects
art literature:
Sirén, Osvald
artists:
Shen Zhou, 1427-1509
artists:
Tang Yin, 1470-c. 1523
collectors and dealers:
Bahr, A. W.
subjects:
Chinese painting / Illustrated books / Buddhist / Tang
subjects:
Northern Song / Song
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Early Chinese Paintings from the A. W. Bahr Collection | author: Sirén, Osvald
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
A Section of the Vimalakirti Sūtra. Northern Sung. Painted in Gold and Silver on Purple Silk. Width, 28 cm. (See Page 262) (Mr. A. W. Bahr)
Article
Writings on Chinese Architecture
03/1927 | 288 | 50
Pages: 116+119-121+123-124+126-129+131
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Author:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
art literature:
Boerschmann, Ernst
art literature:
Sirén, Osvald
art literature:
Demiéville, Paul
art literature:
Bushell, Stephen W.
artists:
Li Chieh, act. 1100
artists:
Chambers, William
artists:
Halfpenny, Joseph
artists:
Halfpenny, William
places:
China / Xianyang (ancient capital of China) / Beijing
subjects:
Jin (Six Dynasties) / Buildings / Palaces
subjects:
Chinese Art / Influence
subjects:
Chinese architecture / Treatises
subjects:
British architecture
subjects:
Critical Reception
subjects:
Erlitou
subjects:
Song / Sui / Wei
subjects:
Pagodas
works:
Method of Architecture
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. Designs for Interior Decoration First Published A. D. 1103 as Outline Drawings in the Sung Dynasty Method of Architecture (Ying tsao fa shih) and Represented Coloured in the 1925 Edition. A-Decoration of a Ceiling Coffer. B-Decorations of Beams. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Octagonal Pagoda at Sung Shan (Honan). Brick. Built A. D. 523, and restored. From photograph by Prof. T. Sekino in Prof. Sirén's Chinese Sculpture, pl. 187. B-Octagonal Reliquary at Shê Shan (Kiangsu) in pagoda form. White stone. Height about 40 ft. Attributed to about A. D. 600. From photograph by Mr. Perceval Yetts. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Wild-Goose Pagoda at Hsi-an (Shensi). Four-sided and seven-storeyed. Brick. Built A. D. 652, but since restored and altered. From Chinesische Architektur, pl. 308. D-Yellow Crane Tower formerly at Wu-ch'ang (Hupeh). Roofs of green-glazed tiles; body of painted woodwork. Built about 1870; burnt down 1884. From Chinesische Architektur, pl. 60. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. Memorial arches (p'ai-lou) from Chinesische Architektur. A-Near T'ai-an (Shantung). B-In a street of Kaomi (Shantung). The inscription may be translated: "Her fame is recorded in the annals of wifely devotion." C-At Ning-yang (Shantung). D-At entrance to tombs of the early emperors of the Manchu dynasty, 80 miles east of Peking. White marble. Built 1650. Writings on Chinese Architecture
Book Review
Documents d' Art Chinois de la Collection Osvald Siren. Vol. VII of "Ars Asiatica"
08/1926 | 281 | 49
Pages: 99-100
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Reviewer:
Yetts, W. Perceval (Yetts, W. Perceval; Yetts, Walter Perceval; Yetts, W. Percival; Y., W. P.; Yetts, Perceval; Y., P.; Yetts, W. P.)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Sirén, Osvald
dates:
1920-1929
places:
China
subjects:
Art periodicals / Chinese Art / Collections, Private
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Documents d\' Art Chinois de la Collection Osvald Siren. Vol. VII of \"Ars Asiatica\" | author: Elisséèv, S. , author: Koechlin, Raymond , author: Munthe, G. , author: Rivière, H. , author: Sirén, Osvald
Article
Two Tondos by Piero di Cosimo in Sweden
03/1920 | 204 | 36
Pages: 102-105
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Author:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
artists:
Piero di Cosimo
collectors and dealers:
Sirén, Osvald
dates:
1480-1519
places:
Italy / Sweden / Florence
subjects:
Italian painting / Collections, Private / Tondi / Attributions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
Madonna and Child, by Piero di Cosimo in the Possession of Dr. Osvald Sirén, Emery Walker Ph. Sc.
Attributed works:
Plate II. The Virgin and Child with St. John, by Piero di Cosimo (National Museum, Stockholm). Two Tondos by Piero di Cosimo in Sweden
Book Review
Konsthistoriska sallskapets publikation. 1915
08/1916 | 161 | 29
Pages: 214
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Reviewer:
Borenius, Tancred (Borenius, Tancred; B., T.; Borenius, Dr.; Borenius, T.)
Subjects
art literature:
Sirén, Osvald
dates:
1700-1799
places:
Sweden / Italy / Venice
subjects:
Miscellaneous writings / Artists / Essays
subjects:
Italian painting
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Konsthistoriska sallskapets publikation. 1915 | :