A walk through centuries and civilisations.
Spirit tomb guardian, mid-8th century – China [detail] 
Spirit tomb guardian, China, Tang dynasty, 618-907 [detail] 
Green-glazed horse, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220 
Xochipala figurines, Guerrero, Mexico. 400 B.C. – A.D. 200 
Xochipala figurines, Guerrero, Mexico. 400 B.C. – A.D. 200 
Xochipala figurines, Guerrero, Mexico. 400 B.C. – A.D. 200 
Guanyin seated in royal-ease pose, about 1250. China, Southern Song dynasty, 1127-1279 
Tomb figurines, early 6th century. China, Period of Disunity, 220-589 
Tomb figurines, early 6th century. China, Period of Disunity, 220-589 
Ganku, Edo period, 1615-1868 – Tiger and Bamboo, hanging scroll 
Kurumba artist, Burkina Faso – Headdress, early 20th century [detail] 
Four Kneeling Musicians, 7th century. Tang dynasty, 618-907 
Carlo Portelli da Loro || Child, Infant John, and Saint Margaret, 1545–50 
Jean-Léon Gérôme || Napoleon in Egypt, 1867-68 
Claude Monet || The Houses of Parliament, Seagulls, 1903 
Fra Angelico || The Penitent Saint Jerome, 1419-20 
Frederic, Lord Leighton || After Vespers, 1871 
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February 15th, 2020
The Humble Fabulist 