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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…
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…
Bowl
Light blue ceramic bowl with dark blue design. Exterior: two stylized dragon-like figures with legs, horns, mane, and forked tail. Two designs between dragons. Two pencil-thin lines around top, one around base, two lines on the foot. Interior: two…
Tags: Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Porcelain
Bowl
Porcelain bowl. Exterior: Brown slip, bottom designed with two circles containing five Chinese characters. Interior: Light blue; rim has a band with floral and geometric design done in matte finish (may be missing applied glaze decoration) in…
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. …
Burner, Incense
Incense burner; bronze or copper bowl on plate with lid and birds. Brass brazier or incense burner, verdigris, family worship, plain bottom, birds decorating top. Height: 8ins.
Button, Political
Political button against US Involvement in Vietnam War.
Thin metal disk, back painted orange, with lip stamped toward back. Front of disk covered by paper with printed design. Design on yellow background, in orange letters - VIETNAM/For…
Thin metal disk, back painted orange, with lip stamped toward back. Front of disk covered by paper with printed design. Design on yellow background, in orange letters - VIETNAM/For…
Tags: 20th Century, Asia, Belief, Clothing, Communication, Imagery, Metal, Military, North America, Orange, People, United States, Vietnam, War, Yellow
Coin
2 paisa, dated 1958.
100 paisa = 1 ruree.
Face: trident, sun bust, Nepalese script.
Back: Nepalese script, number 2 in center.
100 paisa = 1 ruree.
Face: trident, sun bust, Nepalese script.
Back: Nepalese script, number 2 in center.
Tags: 20th Century, Asia, Ceramics, Communication, Currency, Imagery, Money, Nepal, Stars
Figurine, Buddha
Bronze Buddha; bronze statue of Buddha Bodhisattava in form of Avalokiteshvara - goddess of mercy, standing. Tibet.
Tags: 18th Century, Art, Asia, Belief Symbols, Communication, Imagery, Metal, Religion, Tibet
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Basket, Bassinet
Woven, split oak basket, oval, with strap handles at each end. Base 2/2 twill weave, sides 1/1 plain weave. Rim finished with horizontal splints…