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The model for this vase, still preserved at the Sèvres manufactory, is labeled "vase à cartels, modèle de Hébert." (This name might refer to Thomas-Joachim Hébert, a marchand-mercier, or to a secrétaire du roi, also named Hébert.) The harbor scene is by Jean-Louis Morin. The "bleu lapis" ground color has been gilded in a "caillouté," or pebbled pattern.
H: 14 in. (35.5 cm)
medium: soft paste porcelain
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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In the Russian Orthodox religious tradition, eggs are offered as Easter gifts to symbolize rebirth, renewal, and the resurrection of Christ. This jeweled Russian egg is engraved with XB symbolizing the phrase, “Christ is risen,” and would have been given to a lady in a wealthy household, perhaps someone of high rank within the imperial court, given the richness of materials.
Russia, St. Petersburg
gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, paper, faceted green glass
The India Early Minshall Collection
Italy, late 16th - early 17th century
velvet (cut and uncut); silk
Average: 28.1 x 19 cm (11 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Gift of Henry Hunt Clark
John Frederick Kensett
American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York
9 1/2 x 12 13/16 in. (24.1 x 32.5 cm)
medium: Watercolor and brown ink on off-white laid paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1971.178 1971
Gift of Jock Truman, 1971
H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm0; W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
medium: Wood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10.211.1794 1910
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Images pairing horses and monkeys are common because monkeys were believed to keep horses calm within a stable. Monkeys are often shown as grooms for horses. On this kozuka, a horse is shown galloping across the front. On the reverse, a framed inset depicts a monkey tied to a poll. The artist's signature is within this inset, which contributes to its resemblance to a painting. The background of the kozuka is worked in a fish egg ("nanako") pattern.
Japanese
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) (l.)
medium: nigurome, gold, silver
culture: Japanese
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Nicolino Calyo
American (born Italy), Naples 1799–1884 New York
19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)
medium: Watercolor, gouache on off-white wove paper
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 54.90.174 1954
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps, and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954