Calligraphy

Calligraphy

Shi Heng

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1850

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Tall, simple, narrow vase of porcelain, the clay subtly marbleized in shades of brown and tan and given an irregular surface texture that spans the central part of the body and which resembles a rough textile-like pattern, the interior glazed brown.
Actor Bandō Hikosaburō IV as Tōfuya no Saburobē, Utagawa Toyokuni, ink and color on paper
Jar with carved lotus-petal collar, four double-strap handles and three bands of incised vegetal decoration.
Chapter 38 (The Bell Cricket), from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper