International Art (46,020)

Jacket JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Paris (fashion house); Jean Paul GAULTIER (designer) Jacket JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Paris (fashion house); Jean Paul GAULTIER (designer) Studies of the head of Saskia and others REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn Shirt ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer) Jumper ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer) Shirt ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer) Dress JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Paris (fashion house); Jean Paul GAULTIER (designer) Opera coat PAUL POIRET, Paris (fashion house); Paul POIRET (designer) New York Helen LEVITT Renée, The new look of Dior, Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1947 Richard AVEDON Paths and edges #2 Richard SERRA The Abbot of Sheng Mi Chih T'ang, one of the many temples at which I stayed. The Abbot was a courteous, kindly man who made visitors welcome Hedda MORRISON Schoolboys under martial arts instruction. Traditional martial arts skills and acrobatics were preserved in the theatre and for popular entertainment Hedda MORRISON No title Hedda MORRISON A moon guitar Hedda MORRISON Beating raw cotton to remove the dust and fibres Hedda MORRISON Wang Ch'ing Fang, another gifted artist. He painted landscapes in a style that was a break from tradition. Art was his vocation but he supported his family by teaching Hedda MORRISON Itinerant puppet show. The puppet master would roam the streets and set up his booth on the street or in a private courtyard, whenever it was wanted Hedda MORRISON Principal mourners pause to make obeisance to the coffin Hedda MORRISON The Chinese relative of the oboe Hedda MORRISON No title (Two men in opium den) Hedda MORRISON The old lady who ran the opium den that I visited. She was not averse to a pipe herself when business was slack Hedda MORRISON A quiet game of chess in a rich man's home. The game is a contest between two armies separated by a river Hedda MORRISON In the early morning elderly gentlemen practised t'ai-chi, the ancient Chinese system of exercised designed to perfect body balance Hedda MORRISON The Altar of Heaven by moonlight. Its tiers of gleaming white marble open to the sky, its perfect symmetry and its blend of simplicity and sophistication make it one of the world's most beautiful man-made structures. Seen in moonlight it appears to be floating in the air Hedda MORRISON No title Hedda MORRISON Hitoe kosode, kimono with themes alluding to eight Noh theatre plays JAPANESE No title Hedda MORRISON No title Hedda MORRISON No title Hedda MORRISON