#ashmolean museum

[lionofchaeronea]

Studies of the Heads of Two Apostles and Their Hands (auxiliary cartoon for The Transfiguration), Raphael, ca. 1516-20

[taf-art]

La toilette (1889). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

[arthistoryanimalia]

#FishFriday :

Skate Vase, c.1867

Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) (designer), for Wedgwood, Staffordshire (manufacturer)

earthenware; moulded, enameled, gilded; H 16.5cm

Ashmolean Museum WA2015.47

https://collections.ashmolean.org/object/793918

[cupofmeat]

Green-glazed jar, 701–800 CE, China. Earthenware with green glaze.

[barbucomedie]

Armour from Japan dated to the Early 18th Century on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England

This suit of armour would have been worn by Samurai and dates to the Edo period, a relatively peaceful time following the civil wars and attempted invasions of China and Korea. During this time armour became more ceremonial and ornate for higher ranking nobility with lacquered metal laced together with silk cords. The helmet of this ensemble is much older though, dating to 1560.

The armour was a gift from Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu as part of a goodwill mission from the Empire of Japan to the United Kingdom. The second son of Emperor Taishō, Chichibu and his wife, Setsuko, Princess Chichibu, attempted to foster good relations with the UK and were on good terms with the British royal family.

Photographs taken by myself 2019

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Pinkie Pie with the Ballon Venus (pink) by Jeff Koons.

At the Ashmolean Museum, in Oxford, England.

[vintage-treasures]

Lapis Lazuli Ewer with Triton Mounts. Lapis Lazuli and Gold (ca. 1600–1610) Miniature ewer crafted during the height of the Renaissance interest in rare materials. The body of the vessel is carved from two pieces of deep blue lapis lazuli, likely imported to Prague from the Badakhshan mines in modern-day Afghanistan.

A gold triton, a mythological sea creature with a split fish tail, arches over the rim to form the handle, its horn blowing. Wealthy collectors of the era eagerly sought out these mixed-media treasures, blending natural wonders with human craftsmanship to display inside their private cabinets of curiosities (Kunstkammern). Loc. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK. Dim. Height. 16.7 cm (6.6 in)

[doctorwookie]

The Sluggard

by Lord Frederick Leighton (c. 1890)

Photographed by me at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, U.K., July 2025.