Further Explorations
Japan, 1880s
Porcelain vase, hand-painted with flower motifs including peonies and cherry blossoms. Pear-shaped body with a narrow neck and scalloped rim.
Height: 18 cm
Width: 8 cm
Weight: 313 g
Southern Europe, 18th-19th century
Arched wooden frame in a burgundy shade, with a chapel-like silhouette. Self-contained.
Lenght: 64 cm
Width: 42 cm
Height: 5 cm
Weight: 1420 g
Nigeria, Late 19th—early 20th century
Wooden Gelede mask by Yoruba people. Made for a queen’s funeral, to be worn afterwards by one of queen’s childern.
Lenght: 45 cm
Width: 23 cm
Height: 19 cm
Weight: 787 g
China, late 18th–early 19th century
Set of twelve Chinese export porcelain plates decorated with freehand abstract elements. The spontaneity of the ornamentation reflects a proto-modern decorative sensibility.
Width: 65 mm
Height: 11 mm
Weight: 21 g
France, 1960s
Deep ceramic plate by Jacques Pochain (1925-2015) from Atelier Dieulefit. A geometric bird engraved on a pale, softly mottled surface. Reflection of the experimental spirit of postwar French ceramics. Signed to the underside. Minor chip to the rim.
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Weight: 356 g