unknown
Isfahan Tile Mosaic Panel , 16th Century
200 x 459.2 x 2 cm (h x w x d)

Isfahan, in today's Iran is famous for its incredible tile work. Mosaics and intricate patters span whole buildings. The ancient Persian kingdom had a far reaching reputation for such ornamentic art. The most prominent temples also belong to UNESCOs world heritage today.

Exposé par :

KUNSTMATRIX DEMO

Plus de KUNSTMATRIX DEMO

unknown (Han-Chinese)
Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest) , 1801
143.5 x 189.5 cm (h x w)
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave
KUNSTMATRIX DEMO
unknown (Han-Chinese)
Jiasha (Mantle) , 1700
152 x 283.3 cm (h x w)
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts
KUNSTMATRIX DEMO
unknown (Han-Chinese)
Woman’s Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat) , 1820
133.8 x 114.7 cm (h x w)
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered in knot, satin, and stem stitches
KUNSTMATRIX DEMO
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
Ariwara no Narihira, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems , 1825
50.3 x 21.3 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Color woodblock print; nagaban
KUNSTMATRIX DEMO
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
Abe no Nakamaro, from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poems , 1833
51.3 x 22.3 x 2 cm (h x w x d)
Color woodblock print; nagaban
KUNSTMATRIX DEMO