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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

Boat, Miniature

Natural reed boat with reed sail and female figure inside.

Tags: 20th Century, Art, Bolivia, Communication, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, History, Imagery, People, Plants, South America, Tourism, Toys, Water

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

Vest

Chinese embroidered, blue-patterned silk vest, bordered with woven beige ribbon with blue designs and flowers, and thick embroidered band of multi-colored flowers; bordered by thin black band.

Single large pleat down center of both front and…

Tags: Amphibians, Animals, Asia, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Personal Objects, Pink

Skirt, Girl's

Girl's Korean winter skirt ('chima'). Red silk jacquard weave with floral pattern of purple and bright green. Gathered and attached to wide natural colored muslin waist band, which is extended on each side for tying. Handmade. L: 98 cm.

Tags: Asia, Clothing, Ethnology, Floral, Green, History, Imagery, Korea, Personal Objects, Purple, Red, Silk, Textiles

Hat

A: Black horsehair headpiece (is placed directly on the head or underneath the hat).
B: Black horsehair hat, straight crown, wide rim, black net tie on each side. H: 17 cm

Tags: 20th Century, Asia, Black, Clothing, Ethnology, Hair, Headwear, History, Korea, Personal Objects

Figurine, Fawn

Effigy ceramic titled "Startled Fawn." Red on cream slip. Negative "spots" on fawn.

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Ceramics, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, North America, Oklahoma, Red, Tan, United States

Necklace

Necklace is composed of light brown beads, blue glass, short, drawn barrel and one white, short barrel. About 30 beads are in bags and a container with the necklace. Broken into 5 segments.

Tags: Accessories, Adornments, Beads, Blue, Brown, Ethnology, Jewelry, North America, Personal Objects, White

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…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Blue, Brown, Ceramics, China, Containers, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, Fish, Green, History, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

Browse Items (47 total)

Vase

Boat, Miniature

Skirt

Vest

Skirt, Girl's

Hat

Figurine, Fawn

Necklace

Bowl

Bowl

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