This diptych is composed of a pair of thick ivory panels. Two modern hinges hold the panels together, allowing them to fold closed like a book and lock by means of a hook and eye latch on their outer rims
Unter der Krönung der Jungfrau wird ein Mönch als Erster vom Engel zur Himmelsleiter
Dieses Abbild Amitabhas, der durch die Position der Arme gekennzeichnet wird, die
Jahrhundert Not on view Im Westen wird der Begriff Seladon oft zur Beschreibung
Die karge Vegetation wird durch die federartigen und blau intarsierten Pflanzen auf
Inscription: No Artist’s inscription, signature, or sealOther inscriptions[1] 1. Southern Tang emperor Li Yuå�—å”�後主æ�Žç…œ (r. 961–975), signed with a cipher, 1 column in standard script, undated:Night-Shining White painted by Han Gan, [signed with a cipher]
Dieses Bild wird Han Gan zugeschrieben, der dafür bekannt war, nicht nur die kö
Five case studies for select recent acquisitions demonstrate the varied and complex nature of provenance research at The Met.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Nanette B.
Harry B. Wehle. "The Exhibition of the H. O. Havemeyer Collection."
The Painting: In his mid-fifties and at the height of his career, Paul Cézanne began a series of paintings, drawings, and watercolors of card players. The unprecedented repetition of the theme of card players and the monumental scale at which he chose to work in two of the later canvases demonstrate the significance of the project for him
Images of card players actually derive from Renaissance banquet scenes.
Paul Cézanne 1839–1906: Natur wird Kunst. Ed. Ingo F. Walther.
