Master of the Story of Griselda - Artemisia drinking the ashes of her brother-husband, Mausolus (1498). Detail.
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Antonio Salvati, ornamental vase, 1870. Opalescent glass, hand blown. Venice. Via imm.hu
The two sides of the body are decorated with handles, formed of swans with their head bent down. The whole surface of the vase is pink, striped by melted glass threads and spotted. The body of the swans are made of white opaque glass, their beaks and feet are of red glass. The form and the decoration of the vase are based on traditions of Venice-Murano glass art.
Reverse of a gold brooch, inscribed in Medieval French ‘Ours and Always at your Desire’, 1400. The Victoria & Albert Museum. Via: Erica Weiner.
Mori Tetsuzan aka 森徹山 (Japanese, 1775-1841, b. Osaka, Japan) - Butterflies, Sumi Ink, Color on Beige Silk
Source: japaneseprints-london.com
