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Skirt

Long, embroidered and pleated silk Chinese skirt. Skirt formed of two halves which fasten together to form a wrap-around waistband of sand-colored cotton or linen weave. Halfway down and around most of both halves, ribbons weave vertically down…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Birds, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Ethnology, Floral, History, Imagery, Personal Objects, Plants, Tan

Coin

Russian 3 kopeks coin.
Face: Romonov coat of Arms, border with cyrrilic script, 3, 1876, wreath.

Tags: 19th Century, Asia, Communication, Currency, Europe, Imagery, Metal, Money, Plants, Russia

Vase

Bottle-shaped porcelain vase. Polychrome decoration surrounding heart-shaped insects with miniature hen and eggs on one side and cluster of flowers on the other. Japanese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, Green, History, Household, Imagery, Japan, Orange, Plants, Porcelain, White

Plate

Porcelain plate with polychrome decorations. It has blueringed borders and tan striped rims. Decorations on underside. Chinese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Accessories, Art, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Furnishings, History, Household, Porcelain, Tan

Vase

Cylindrical porcelain vase on foot ring, with tapering tubular neck. Decorated with birds, flowers and rockery in cobalt blue on white background. Height: 7-1/4 ins.

Tags: 17th Century, 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain, Vases, White

Vessel, Kendi

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Porcelain kendi on large foot ring, with globular body, tapering shoulders, tall slim neck with everted lip rim, and globular nipple form spout. Covered with an elaborate silver top with domed lid. Decorated with flying phoenixes and floral motifs…

Tags: 17th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Food, History, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, Tools and Equipment, White

Vase

Porcelain, globular jar on foot ring. Tapered shoulders and decorated with a wide band of floral and foliage motifs in relief. Coated with a Claire-de-lune blue glaze. Qianlong reign marks of the Ching Dynasty. Height: 3-3/4 ins. Diameter: 4-1/4…

Tags: 18th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

Jarlet, Spice

Small porcelain jar on foot rim with flattened globular body, tapering shoulders, small, short neck and abstract, cobalt blue floral painting.

Tags: Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, White

Album, Woodblock Prints

Album bound in heavy brown paper with a wooden spine. The binding exhibits a star-motif.

The album holds 48 pages of woodblock prints. Most of the prints are attributed to one of the late great print masters of the Edo period (1603-1868), Utagawa…

Tags: 19th Century, Animals, Architecture, Art, Asia, Black, Blue, Brown, Cats, Children, Clothing, Communication, Design, Ephemera, Ethnology, Hair, Health, History, Household, Imagery, Ink, Japan, Medicine, Orange, Paper, People, Plants, Purple, Red, Snow, Water, Weddings, White, Wood, Yellow

Burner, Incense

Brass incense burner with tripod base, two side handles shaped like dragons and a top decorated with a goat-like or dog-like figure. Central interior piece resembles two wheel hubs and an axle. Height with top 25 cm. Height without top 14.2 cm. …

Tags: Accessories, Animals, Asia, China, Ethnology, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Mammals, Metal

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Skirt

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Plate

Vase

Vessel, Kendi

Vase

Jarlet, Spice

Album, Woodblock Prints

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