In a painting by an Italian artist around 1500 depicting Jesus washing the feet of his disciples, the basin used for the ritual is rendered as Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, subtly blending ...

Monstrous Beauty’ at the Met proposes a link between Europeans’ attitudes towards Chinoiserie and their fetishisation of the ...

An oil still life painted in 1638 by French artist Jacques Linard features a piece of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. [Photo/Nanjing Museum] "We have received divers and sundry reports both by ...

Object Details Description Blue-and-white. Clay: fine white porcelain. Glaze: transparent, faintly bluish. Decoration: in underglaze blue, waves, dragons, lotus panels outside. Six-character mark of ...

Blue Fluted Full Lace By Royal Copenhagen Blue Fluted Full Lace by Royal Copenhagen was introduced in 1775 and refined in 1885. It has been in production for over 230 years.

But all that change and cultural melting pot action has led to one of the most diverse, complex, and vibrant cities that ...

A qinghua porcelain flask from the Yuan Dynasty is on show at Poly Art Museum in Beijing. CHINA DAILY Qinghua (blue-and-white) porcelain is among the brightest jewels of Chinese artwork. Discerning ...

Bernardaud is synonymous with Limoges porcelain, and the Parthenon design is no exception. The retired pattern features a white and cobalt background with edges adorned in an intricate, rich gold ...

The crafting of these pillows was particularly detailed, especially the blue-and-white porcelain pillows from Jingdezhen in Jiangxi which featured intricate carvings. During the Ming (1368-1644) and ...

There’s a place in Monroe, Michigan where nightmares come to life in the best possible way, and your deepest fears are transformed into a wonderfully macabre day out. The Michigan Museum of Horror ...