New objets d'art :
Pairs of turtles and fish
Pair of fluorite vials
Duo – Fluorite Bottle and Hotei
Leopard mother with her two cubs – Mammoth ivory
The Unlikely Alliance of the Rooster and the Mouse – Genuine White Cloisonné
Adorable kittens – Mammoth ivory netsuke
Red and Blue – Pair of vases made of genuine cloisonné
Three Times the Luck – Elephants in Genuine Cloisonné
Mothers Day
Crédit : poems.mahacinasthana.com 《遊子吟》 Song of A Travelling Son 慈母手中线，游子身上衣。 Thread in the hands of a loving mother
Two Adolescent Tragedies: Shakespeare and Cao Xueqin
I. A Universal Enigma: Love Confronting the World Two great works, emerging from distant traditions, raise the same question: why can absolute love never be fulfilled in the world of men? Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare (1564–1616).
Yuka Scientifics Studies | Part 3
This study presents the results of an examination of the mummified brain of a pleistocene woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) recovered from the Yakutian permafrost in Siberia, Russia. This unique specimen (from 39,440–38,850 years BP) provides the rare opportunity to compare the brain morphology of this extinct species with a related extant species, the African elephant (Loxodonta africana). An anatomical description of the preserved brain of the woolly mammoth is provided, along with a series of quantitative analyses of various brain structures.
Yuka Scientifics Studies | Part 2
The vegetation, widespread during the life of a young female mammoth “Yuka”, about 34300 yr ago (GrA-53289) was reconstructed as a complex of phytocenoses confined to coastal water and floodplain habitats.
Yuka Scientifics Studies | Part 1
In August 2010, a well-preserved Mammuthus primigenius carcass was found along the coast of Oyogos Yar in theregion of the Laptev Sea and the mummy was nicknamed ‘Yuka’.
The Netsuke: From Chinese Origins to Japanese Luxury Sculpture
Miniature in size but immense in cultural richness, the netsuke embodies a little-known yet essential facet of Asian art. Born in China before being adopted and elevated by Japan during the Edo period (18th century), this initially utilitarian object gradually transformed into a true work of art.